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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 Cumberland Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cumberland Ridge 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 Cumberland Ridge:
- 39.938889, -85.993056
- 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 Cumberland Ridge
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Cumberland Ridge is near Marion County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Cumberland Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cumberland Ridge ...
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.
- Bluestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bluestone is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Fishers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Heather Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heather Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Point
- Heritage Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heritage Green is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
- Heritage Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heritage Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
- Hickory Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Masthead
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Masthead is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthead
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Quaker Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Sail Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sail Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sail Place
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sandstone Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandstone Lakes is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Lakes
- Sandstone Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandstone Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Woods
- Sawgrass
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sawgrass is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
- Spyglass Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spyglass Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sweetbriar is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Thorny Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thorny Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Ridge
- Timber Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Timber Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Springs
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Winding Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winding Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
- Windjammer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Windjammer is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer
- Woods Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woods Edge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Cumberland Ridge 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 Cumberland Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cumberland Ridge and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Cumberland Ridge to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Cumberland Ridge) 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 Cumberland Ridge 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 Cumberland Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9389, Longitude: -85.9931 In this case, the coordinates for Cumberland Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.371 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.839 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.34 degrees. |
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