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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 Eaglewood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eaglewood Estates 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 Eaglewood Estates:
- 39.951430, -86.313050
- 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 Eaglewood Estates
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Eaglewood Estates is near Marion County and also Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 Eaglewood Estates
Communities Also Named Eaglewood Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Eaglewood Estates.
Within Indiana, the name Eaglewood Estates is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Eaglewood Estates is located in Shelby County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the south of the Eaglewood Estates that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Eaglewood Estates.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Eaglewood Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Eaglewood Estates that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Eaglewood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eaglewood Estates ...
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.
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Eagle Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Kings Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kings Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Legendary Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Legendary Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legendary Hills
- Saddle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Shepherd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Snacks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Stonegate
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stonegate is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Traders Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Zionsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Eaglewood Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eaglewood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eaglewood Estates and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eaglewood Estates to Lebanon, 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 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 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Eaglewood Estates) 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 Eaglewood Estates 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 Eaglewood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9514, Longitude: -86.3131 In this case, the coordinates for Eaglewood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.577 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.076 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.486 degrees. |
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