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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 Cortland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cortland 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 Cortland:
- 38.973108, -85.964147
- 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 Cortland
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Cortland is near Bartholomew County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartholomew County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Cortland
Communities Also Named Cortland ...
We found six communities that are also named Cortland.
Within Indiana, the name Cortland is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- DeKalb County
- This Cortland is located in DeKalb County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cortland that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Cortland.
- Nebraska
- Gage County
- This Cortland is located in Gage County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cortland that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gage County community of Cortland.
- New York
- Cortland County
- This Cortland is located in Cortland County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cortland that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cortland County community of Cortland.
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This Cortland is located in Trumbull County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cortland that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Cortland.
- West Virginia
- Tucker County
- This Cortland is located in Tucker County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cortland that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Cortland.
- Wisconsin
- Trempealeau County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Cortland [Trempealeau County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cortland ...
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.
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Bobtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bobtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Chestnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Freetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hangman Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hangman Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hangman Crossing
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Healthy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Healthy is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Healthy
- Peters Switch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
- Shields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shields is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Spraytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Surprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Surprise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
How Far From Cortland 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 Cortland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cortland and extending to:
- Brownstown, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Cortland to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Cortland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cortland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cortland 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 Cortland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9731, Longitude: -85.9641 In this case, the coordinates for Cortland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.349 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.676 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.60 degrees. |
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