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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 Grange Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grange 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 Grange Corner:
- 39.939803, -87.186026
- 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 Grange 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 Parke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parke County
- Since Grange Corner is near Fountain County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Grange Corner
Communities Also Named Grange Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Grange Corner.
There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Grange Corner.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Grange Corner in the United States.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Vigo County
- This Grange Corner is located in Vigo County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south of the Grange Corner that is located in Parke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Grange Corner.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Waldo County
- This Grange Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grange Corner that is located in Parke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Grange Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grange 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.
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Centennial
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Centennial is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Coke Oven Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coke Oven Hollow is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke Oven Hollow
- Deer Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Mill
- Harveysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Pottertown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pottertown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Steam Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
- Sycamore Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Ford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ford
- Waveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Grange 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 Grange Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grange Corner and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Parke County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Grange Corner to Rockville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grange Corner) 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 Grange 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 Grange Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9398, Longitude: -87.1860 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.14 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.719 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.899 degrees. |
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