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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 Fountain Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fountain Park:
    • 40.779206, -87.161686
    • 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 Fountain Park
  • 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 Fountain Park ...

We found eight communities that share the name Fountain Park.

There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Fountain Park.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Steuben County
      • This Fountain Park is located in Steuben County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fountain Park that is located in Jasper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Fountain Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Fountain Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fountain Park that is located in Jasper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fountain Park.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Fountain Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fountain Park that is located in Jasper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Fountain Park.
    • Michigan
      • Hillsdale County
      • This Fountain Park is located in Hillsdale County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fountain Park that is located in Jasper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Fountain Park.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fountain Park that is located in Jasper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Fountain Park.
    • Ohio
      • Champaign County
      • This Fountain Park is located in Champaign County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fountain Park that is located in Jasper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Fountain Park.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fountain Park [Bexar County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Fountain Park [Milwaukee County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain Park ...

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.

  • Brook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
    • Brook is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <4>
  • Collegeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
    • Collegeville is located in Jasper County
  • Egypt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Jasper County
  • Fowler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gravel Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
    • Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
  • Hanging Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanging Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Grove
    • Hanging Grove is located in Jasper County
  • Kentland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
    • Kentland is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <4>
  • Lee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in White County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
  • Round Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
    • Round Grove is located in White County
  • Seafield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seafield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seafield
    • Seafield is located in White County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fountain Park and extending to:

  • Rensselaer, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fountain Park to Rensselaer, 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 87 miles [140 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fountain Park. 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- Fountain Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fountain Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7792, Longitude: -87.1617       In this case, the coordinates for Fountain Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Fountain Park 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Fountain Park 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 314.128 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.824 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.653 degrees.




 

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