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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 Hamilton Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamilton Hills 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 Hamilton Hills:
- 39.928611, -86.053611
- 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 Hamilton Hills
- 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 Hamilton Hills 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 Hamilton Hills
Communities Also Named Hamilton Hills ...
We found three communities that are also named Hamilton Hills.
Within Indiana, the name Hamilton Hills is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Hamilton Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hamilton Hills that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hamilton Hills.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Hamilton Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hamilton Hills that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Hamilton Hills.
- Rockingham County
- This Hamilton Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the east southeast of the Hamilton Hills that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Hamilton Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamilton Hills ...
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.
- Bluestone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bluestone is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Cedar Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Cove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Forest Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Harvard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harvard Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
- Heritage Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
- Hickory Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Ivy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hills
- River Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- River Edge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Round Up
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Round Up is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Up
- Timber Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Timber Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Springs
- Trails End
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trails End is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
- White Horse Rapids
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Horse Rapids is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Rapids
How Far From Hamilton Hills 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 Hamilton Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hamilton Hills and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hamilton Hills to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 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- Hamilton Hills) 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 Hamilton Hills 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 Hamilton Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9286, Longitude: -86.0536 In this case, the coordinates for Hamilton Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.41 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.882 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.371 degrees. |
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