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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in College Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Corner and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for College Corner:
- 39.838380, -85.070519
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on College Corner
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since College Corner is near Union County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for College Corner
Communities Also Named College Corner ...
We found four communities that are also named College Corner.
There are three communities within Indiana that are also named College Corner.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named College Corner in the United States.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Jay County
- This College Corner is located in Jay County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north of the College Corner that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of College Corner.
- Madison County
- This College Corner is located in Madison County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the College Corner that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of College Corner.
- Wabash County
- This College Corner is located in Wabash County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the College Corner that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of College Corner.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This College Corner is located in Butler County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southeast of the College Corner that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of College Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near College Corner ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Fountain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Greens Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Hopeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Pinhook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pinhook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Spring Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Yankee Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
How Far From College Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as College Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in College Corner and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from College Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- College Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from College Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in College Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8384, Longitude: -85.0705 In this case, the coordinates for College Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.782 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.151 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.94 degrees. |
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