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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 Delphi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delphi 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 Delphi:
- 40.587803, -86.675040
- 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 Delphi
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Delphi is near Tippecanoe County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tippecanoe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Delphi
Communities Also Named Delphi ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Delphi.
Within Indiana, the name Delphi is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Las Animas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Delphi [Las Animas County].
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Delphi [Cowley County].
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Delphi.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Delphi [Onondaga County].
- North Carolina
- Alleghany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Delphi [Alleghany County].
- Ohio
- Huron County
- This Delphi is located in Huron County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<3> to the east of the Delphi that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Delphi.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Delphi is located in Montgomery County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<3> to the east of the Delphi that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Delphi.
- South Carolina
- Edgefield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Delphi [Edgefield County].
- Tennessee
- Sequatchie County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Sequatchie County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Delphi.
- Washington
- Thurston County
- This Delphi is located in Thurston County and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Delphi that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Delphi.
- West Virginia
- Nicholas County
- This Delphi is located in Nicholas County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Delphi that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Delphi.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delphi ...
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.
- Breezy Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Breezy Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Cedar Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Flax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flax is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flax
- Flora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Harley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
- Harley Siding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harley Siding is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Siding
- Lockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Rockfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Beach is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Scarlet Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scarlet Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Oaks
- Terrace Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terrace Bay is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Bay
- Walnut Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Gardens is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Gardens
- Yeoman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Delphi to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Delphi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delphi and extending to:
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Delphi to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> 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 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Delphi could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Delphi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delphi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Delphi 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 Delphi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5878, Longitude: -86.6750 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.811 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.435 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.475 degrees. |
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