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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 Gehring and Gumz Ditch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gehring and Gumz Ditch 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 Gehring and Gumz Ditch:
- 40.234486, -85.578307
- 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 Gehring and Gumz Ditch
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Gehring and Gumz Ditch is near Delaware County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Gehring and Gumz Ditch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gehring and Gumz Ditch ...
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.
- Anthony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Anthony is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Drew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Drew is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Eastern Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastern Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Florida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Hillcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Irondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Moonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Progress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Reed Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reed Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Station
- Summitville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Woodlawn Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
How Far From Gehring and Gumz Ditch to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gehring and Gumz Ditch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gehring and Gumz Ditch and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gehring and Gumz Ditch to Anderson, with an average speed<3> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gehring and Gumz Ditch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gehring and Gumz Ditch 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 Gehring and Gumz Ditch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2345, Longitude: -85.5783 In this case, the coordinates for Gehring and Gumz Ditch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.104 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.576 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.059 degrees. |
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