Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Eagle Trace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Trace and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Eagle Trace

• 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 Eagle Trace:
  • 39.593611, -86.173611
  • 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 Eagle Trace

• 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Since Eagle Trace is near Marion County and also Morgan 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 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 Eagle Trace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Trace ...

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.

• Clearview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Clearview is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Deerwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Deerwood is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• El Dorado
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • El Dorado is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
• Frances
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Frances is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
• Golden Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Golden Grove is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
• Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Valley is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hunters Pointe
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hunters Pointe is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pointe
• Pebble Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pebble Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
• Pebble Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pebble Run is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Run
• Stones Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
• Waters Edge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Waters Edge is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
• Willow Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Willow Lakes is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lakes
• Woodland Stream
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Stream is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Stream

How Far From Eagle Trace 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 community such as Eagle Trace to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Eagle Trace and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle Trace to Franklin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 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 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'