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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 Gladens Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gladens Corner 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 Gladens Corner:
- 40.258631, -86.828039
- 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 Gladens Corner
- 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 Tippecanoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tippecanoe County
- Since Gladens Corner is near Montgomery County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Gladens Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gladens Corner ...
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.
- Bowers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crumb Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crumb Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumb Corner
- Edna Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Fickle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Happy Hollow Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Happy Hollow Heights is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow Heights
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Meadowbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Monitor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Monitor is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shadeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Smartsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thorntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Gladens Corner 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 Gladens Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gladens Corner and extending to:
- Lafayette, which is the Seat of Tippecanoe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Gladens Corner to Lafayette, 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gladens Corner) 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 Gladens Corner 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 Gladens Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2586, Longitude: -86.8280 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.91 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.501 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.641 degrees. |
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