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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 Gimco City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gimco City 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 Gimco City:
- 40.258374, -85.683865
- 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 Gimco City
- 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 Gimco City 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 Gimco City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gimco City ...
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.
- Aroma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- College Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- College Corner is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- Dundee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Eastern Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eastern Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Florida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Hillcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Moonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Reed Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reed Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Station
- Summitville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Woodlawn Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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 Gimco City 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 Gimco City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gimco City and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Gimco City to Anderson, 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 42 miles [67.6 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 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 from Point A (ie- Gimco City) 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 Gimco City 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 Gimco City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2584, Longitude: -85.6839 In this case, the coordinates for Gimco City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.172 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.657 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.102 degrees. |
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