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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 Dolan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dolan 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 Dolan:
- 39.239494, -86.499485
- 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 Dolan
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Dolan is near Brown County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Dolan
Communities Also Named Dolan ...
We found one communities that are also named Dolan.
Within Indiana, the name Dolan is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Dolan in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Dolan is located in Angelina County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dolan that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Dolan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dolan ...
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.
- Cascade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Eastern Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eastern Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Hindustan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hindustan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindustan
- Hunter Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Switch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Switch
- Knight Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knight Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Ridge
- Leonard Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Springs
- Marlin Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marlin Hills is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Hills
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Sunny Slopes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunny Slopes is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
- Turkey Track
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turkey Track is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Track
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Dolan 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 Dolan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dolan and extending to:
- Bloomington, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Dolan 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 507 miles [815.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dolan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dolan 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 Dolan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2395, Longitude: -86.4995 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.692 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.107 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.772 degrees. |
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