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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 Fontanet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fontanet 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 Fontanet:
- 39.574165, -87.243531
- 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 Fontanet
- 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 Vigo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo County
- Since Fontanet is near Parke County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Fontanet
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fontanet ...
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.
- Bee Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Billtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coal Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coal Bluff is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
- Cottage Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Jessup
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jessup is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Otter Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Purdy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Purdy Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Hill
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandcut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shady Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Lane is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Smockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smockville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smockville
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Superior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Superior is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Twin Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Beach is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Beach
- Wickville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wickville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickville
How Far From Fontanet 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 Fontanet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fontanet and extending to:
- Terre Haute, which is the Seat of Vigo County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fontanet to Terre Haute, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 547 miles [880.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 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 '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- Fontanet) 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 Fontanet 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 Fontanet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5742, Longitude: -87.2435 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.174 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.706 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.026 degrees. |
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