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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 Cradick Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cradick 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 Cradick Corner:
- 39.543935, -86.805842
- 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 Cradick 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Cradick Corner is near Owen County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Cradick Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cradick 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.
- Board Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Board Park is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Park
- Cataract
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cataract is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eminence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Fox Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fox Ridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Greencastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jenkinsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Limedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Little Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Point is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
- Pleasant Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Gardens is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gardens
- Reelsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
How Far From Cradick Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cradick Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cradick Corner and extending to:
- Greencastle, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Cradick Corner to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cradick Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cradick 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 Cradick Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5439, Longitude: -86.8058 In this case, the coordinates for Cradick Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.892 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.378 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.83 degrees. |
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