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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 Foxberry Trace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxberry Trace 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 Foxberry Trace:
    • 39.603611, -86.175833
    • 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 Foxberry Trace
  • 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Since Foxberry Trace is near Marion County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Foxberry Trace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxberry Trace ...

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.

  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clearview is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Deerwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Deerwood is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Eagle Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Eagle Trace is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Trace
  • El Dorado
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • El Dorado is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • Frances
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Frances is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
  • Glenns Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenns Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Valley
  • Golden Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Golden Grove is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
  • Green Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Valley is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Hunters Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hunters Pointe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pointe
  • Imperial Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Imperial Hills is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Hills
  • Pebble Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pebble Hills is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
  • Pebble Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pebble Run is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Run
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Stones Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
    • Waters Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Waters Edge is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
    • Willow Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Lakes is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lakes
    • Woodland Stream
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Woodland Stream is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Stream

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Foxberry Trace and extending to:

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Foxberry Trace to Franklin, with an average speed<2> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 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 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Foxberry Trace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Foxberry Trace 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 Foxberry Trace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6036, Longitude: -86.1758       In this case, the coordinates for Foxberry Trace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.488 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.924 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.52 degrees.