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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 Eel River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eel River 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 Eel River:
- 39.323242, -87.123604
- 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 Eel River
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Eel River is near Owen County and also Vigo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo 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 Eel River
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eel River ...
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.
- Art
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Brown Jug Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brown Jug Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Jug Corner
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Denmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corner is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
- Hickory Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Island is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Island
- Marion Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marion Mills is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Mills
- Saline City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
How Far From Eel River 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 Eel River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eel River and extending to:
- Brazil, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Eel River to Brazil, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Eel River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Eel River 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 Eel River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3232, Longitude: -87.1236 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.094 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.578 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.038 degrees. |
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