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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 Gowdy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gowdy 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 Gowdy:
- 39.518780, -85.563061
- 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 Gowdy
- 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 Rush County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rush County
- Since Gowdy is near Shelby County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Gowdy
Communities Also Named Gowdy ...
We found one communities that are also named Gowdy.
Within Indiana, the name Gowdy is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Gowdy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Cass County
- This Gowdy is located in Cass County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west of the Gowdy that is located in Rush County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Gowdy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gowdy ...
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.
- Circleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Circleville is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Farmers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farmers is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knighthood Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Knighthood Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Grove
- Knighthood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Moscow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Occident
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Occident is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occident
- Pleasure Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasure Valley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Valley
- Rays Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
How Far From Gowdy 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 Gowdy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gowdy and extending to:
- Rushville, which is the Seat of Rush County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Gowdy to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gowdy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gowdy 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 Gowdy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5188, Longitude: -85.5631 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.096 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.465 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.261 degrees. |
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