Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Etna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Etna and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Etna
- 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 Etna:
- 41.273592, -85.573465
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Etna
- 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 Whitley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Whitley County
- Since Etna is near Noble County and also Kosciusko County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Noble County
- eBird sighting report for Kosciusko 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Etna ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Etna.
Within Indiana, the name Etna is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Custer County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Etna [Custer County].
- Ravalli County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Etna [Ravalli County].
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Lincoln County
- This Etna is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,560 miles [2,510.6 km]<1> to the west of the Etna that is located in Whitley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Etna.
- Pershing County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Pershing County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pershing County community of Etna.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Etna is located in Lawrence County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Etna that is located in Whitley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Etna.
- Licking County
- This Etna is located in Licking County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east southeast of the Etna that is located in Whitley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Etna.
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Decatur County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Etna [Decatur County].
- Hickman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Etna [Hickman County].
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Etna ...
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.
- Between-The-Lakes Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Between-The-Lakes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between-The-Lakes Park
- Between-The-Lakes Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Buttermilk Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttermilk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Point
- Buttermilk Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Eagle Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Whitley County
- Highbanks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Indian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Noble County
- Lakeview Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
- Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
- Marineland Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marineland Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland Gardens
- Marineland Gardens is located in Kosciusko County
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County
- Wolf Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Yellowbanks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks
- Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
How Far From Etna to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Etna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Etna and extending to:
- Columbia City, which is the Seat of Whitley County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Etna to Columbia City, with an average speed<5> 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Etna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Etna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Etna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2736, Longitude: -85.5735 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Etna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Etna could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Etna to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.09 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.711 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.743 degrees. |