Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Freeport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freeport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Freeport
- 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 Freeport:
- 39.658656, -85.725811
- 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 Freeport
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Freeport is near Hancock County and also Rush County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Rush 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Freeport ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Freeport.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Freeport.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 22 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Freeport is located in Nassau County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<2> to the east of the Freeport that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Freeport.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Freeport [Queens County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Freeport lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Freeport that is located in Shelby County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Freeport lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Freeport that is located in Shelby County.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Freeport is located in Armstrong County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Freeport that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Freeport.
- Erie County
- This Freeport is located in Erie County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east northeast of the Freeport that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Freeport.
- Quebec
- This Freeport lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Freeport that is located in Shelby County.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Freeport is located in Brazoria County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Freeport that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Freeport.
- Hale County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hale County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Freeport.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Freeport is located in Preston County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<2> to the east of the Freeport that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Freeport.
- Wirt County
- This Freeport is located in Wirt County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the east of the Freeport that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wirt County community of Freeport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Freeport ...
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.
- Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
- Clover Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Fountaintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountaintown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Green Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Shelby County
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Knighthood Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knighthood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Grove
- Knighthood Grove is located in Shelby County
- Knighthood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knighthood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Rays Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Reedville Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville Station
- Reedville Station is located in Hancock County
- Rolling Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Rolling Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Hancock County
How Far From Freeport 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 Freeport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Freeport and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Freeport to Shelbyville, with an average speed<6> 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 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 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freeport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Freeport 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Freeport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freeport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6587, Longitude: -85.7258 In this case, the coordinates for Freeport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Freeport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Freeport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.20 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.603 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.296 degrees. |