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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 Ekin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ekin 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 Ekin:
- 40.216891, -86.161658
- 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 Ekin
- 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 Ekin is near Tipton County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Ekin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ekin ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Clare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clare is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Cyclone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cyclone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Eagletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Groomsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hobbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Michigantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Noblesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riverwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Windfall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windfall City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
How Far From Ekin 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 Ekin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ekin and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ekin to Noblesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ekin) 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 Ekin 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 Ekin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2169, Longitude: -86.1617 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.479 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.003 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.338 degrees. |
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