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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 Exchange, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Exchange 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 Exchange:
- 39.501715, -86.322214
- 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 Exchange
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Exchange is near Johnson County and also Hendricks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hendricks 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 Exchange
Communities Also Named Exchange ...
We found five communities that are also named Exchange.
Within Indiana, the name Exchange is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Exchange [Marion County].
- Missouri
- Reynolds County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Exchange [Reynolds County].
- Pennsylvania
- Montour County
- This Exchange is located in Montour County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Exchange that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montour County community of Exchange.
- Washington
- Yakima County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Exchange [Yakima County].
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Exchange is located in Braxton County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<2> to the east of the Exchange that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Exchange.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Exchange ...
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.
- Bethany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Bluff Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bud is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Clearview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cope is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
- Deerwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deerwood is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Elk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fields is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fox Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fox Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Gasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gasburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
- Golden Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Grove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Kinder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kinder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Red House ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waters Edge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waters Edge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Woodland Stream
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Stream is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Stream
- Young
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
How Far From Exchange 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 Exchange to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Exchange and extending to:
- Martinsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Exchange to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Exchange 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Exchange) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Exchange 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 Exchange. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5017, Longitude: -86.3222 In this case, the coordinates for Exchange have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.581 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.016 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.617 degrees. |
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