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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 Elizaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elizaville 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 Elizaville:
- 40.126836, -86.375746
- 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 Elizaville
- 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 Elizaville is near Clinton County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Elizaville
Communities Also Named Elizaville ...
We found two communities that are also named Elizaville.
Within Indiana, the name Elizaville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Fleming County
- This Elizaville is located in Fleming County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Elizaville that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Elizaville.
- New York
- Columbia County
- This Elizaville is located in Columbia County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elizaville that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Elizaville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elizaville ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Cyclone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cyclone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Eagletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kentwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kentwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
- Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shepherd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Stonegate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stonegate is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zionsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Elizaville 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 Elizaville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elizaville and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Elizaville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 504 miles [811.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over 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 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elizaville) 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 Elizaville 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 Elizaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1268, Longitude: -86.3757 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.617 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.147 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.465 degrees. |
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