Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Flax, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flax and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Flax

• 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 Flax:
  • 40.641705, -86.516668
  • 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 Flax

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Flax is near Cass County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Flax

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flax ...

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.

• Burrows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Burrows is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
• Deacon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Deacon is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
• Deer Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
• Delphi
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Delphi is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphi <1>
• Flora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Flora is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <1>
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Harley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
• Harley Siding
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Harley Siding is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Siding
• Lockport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockport is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Poplar Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Poundstone Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Poundstone Corner is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poundstone Corner
• Rockfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rockfield is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
• Yeoman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Yeoman is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Young America
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Young America is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America

How Far From Flax 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 Flax to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flax and extending to:

• Delphi, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flax to Delphi, with an average speed<3> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 517 miles [832 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'