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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 Foresman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foresman 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 Foresman:
- 40.499758, -87.150570
- 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 Foresman
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Foresman is near Tippecanoe County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tippecanoe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Foresman
Communities Also Named Foresman ...
We found one communities that are also named Foresman.
There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Foresman.
Beyond Indiana.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Newton County
- This Foresman is located in Newton County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Foresman that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Foresman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foresman ...
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.
- Badger Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Badger Grove is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Grove
- Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fargo is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Fowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hooker Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hooker Corner is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Corner
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Maysville Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maysville Crossing is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Crossing
- Octagon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Octagon is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Old Halfway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Halfway is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Halfway
- Rainsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rainsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
- Rocky Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Round Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Round Grove is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
How Far From Foresman 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 Foresman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foresman and extending to:
- Fowler, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Foresman to Fowler, 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Foresman) 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 Foresman 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 Foresman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4998, Longitude: -87.1506 In this case, the coordinates for Foresman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.121 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.776 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.727 degrees. |
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