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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 Gray Eagle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gray Eagle 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 Gray Eagle:
- 39.960278, -85.930833
- 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 Gray Eagle
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Gray Eagle is near Marion County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Gray Eagle
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gray Eagle ...
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.
- Breakwater
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Breakwater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakwater
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Fishers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Knoll is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Heather Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heather Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Point
- Masthead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Masthead is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthead
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sail Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sail Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sail Place
- Sandstone Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandstone Lakes is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Lakes
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sandstone Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sandstone Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Ridge
- Sandstone Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandstone Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Woods
- Sawgrass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sawgrass is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
- Spyglass Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spyglass Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Thorny Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thorny Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Ridge
- Windjammer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windjammer is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer
How Far From Gray Eagle 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 Gray Eagle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gray Eagle and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Gray Eagle to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gray Eagle) 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 Gray Eagle 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 Gray Eagle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9603, Longitude: -85.9308 In this case, the coordinates for Gray Eagle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.331 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.796 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.304 degrees. |
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