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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 Deacon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deacon 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 Deacon:
- 40.634075, -86.316994
- 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 Deacon
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Deacon is near Carroll County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Deacon
Communities Also Named Deacon ...
We found three communities that are also named Deacon.
Within Indiana, the name Deacon is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Deacon lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deacon that is located in Cass County.
- Ontario
- This Deacon lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deacon that is located in Cass County.
- Virginia
- Campbell 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 Virginia community of Deacon [Campbell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deacon ...
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.
- Burrows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Danes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flax is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flax
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Onward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poundstone Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poundstone Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poundstone Corner
- Young America
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
How Far From Deacon 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 Deacon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deacon and extending to:
- Logansport, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Deacon 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 506 miles [814.3 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 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- Deacon) 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 Deacon, 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 Deacon 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 Deacon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6341, Longitude: -86.3170 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.579 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.176 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.291 degrees. |
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