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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 Fruitdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fruitdale 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 Fruitdale:
    • 39.321993, -86.257768
    • 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 Fruitdale
  • 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
    • Since Fruitdale is near Morgan County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Fruitdale

Communities Also Named Fruitdale ...

We found seven communities that are also named Fruitdale.

Within Indiana, the name Fruitdale is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Washington County
      • This Fruitdale is located in Washington County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fruitdale that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fruitdale.
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This Fruitdale is located in San Diego County and lies 1,775 miles [2,856.6 km]<1> to the west of the Fruitdale that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Fruitdale.
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County and lies 1,925 miles [3,098 km] to the west of the Fruitdale that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Fruitdale.
    • Ohio
      • Ross County
      • This Fruitdale is located in Ross County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fruitdale that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Fruitdale.
    • Oregon
      • Josephine County
      • This Fruitdale is located in Josephine County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fruitdale that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Josephine County community of Fruitdale.
    • South Dakota
      • Butte County
      • This Fruitdale is located in Butte County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fruitdale that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Fruitdale.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Fruitdale is located in Dallas County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fruitdale that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Fruitdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fruitdale ...

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.

  • Beanblossom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Beanblossom is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
    • Beanblossom has also been known as:
    • Bean Blossom
  • Bear Wallow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bear Wallow is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
  • Cornelius
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornelius is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Gatesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gatesville is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
  • Helmsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Helmsburg is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
  • Needmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Needmore is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Spearsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Spearsville is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
  • Sweetwater Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sweetwater Lake is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Lake
  • Town Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Town Hill is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill

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

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

  • Nashville, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the South.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Fruitdale to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 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 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fruitdale) 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 Fruitdale 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 Fruitdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3220, Longitude: -86.2578       In this case, the coordinates for Fruitdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.538 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.942 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.637 degrees.