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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 Eagletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagletown 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 Eagletown:
- 40.042145, -86.193795
- 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 Eagletown
- 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 Eagletown is near Boone County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Eagletown
Communities Also Named Eagletown ...
We found two communities that are also named Eagletown.
Within Indiana, the name Eagletown is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Northampton County
- This Eagletown is located in Northampton County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eagletown that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Eagletown.
- Oklahoma
- McCurtain County
- This Eagletown is located in McCurtain County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eagletown that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Eagletown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagletown ...
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.
- Big Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Chesterton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterton is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
- Eagle Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Echo Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Crest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Crest
- Federal Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Home Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Home Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Kings Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kings Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Orchard Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Saddle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Spring Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Hollow is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Spring Mill Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Mill Woods is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Woods
- Zionsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Eagletown 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 Eagletown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagletown and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Eagletown to Noblesville, with an average speed<3> 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eagletown) 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 Eagletown 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 Eagletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0421, Longitude: -86.1938 In this case, the coordinates for Eagletown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.50 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.001 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.404 degrees. |
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