Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hartford City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartford City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hartford City
- 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 Hartford City:
- 40.451311, -85.370138
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hartford City
- 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 Blackford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blackford County
- Since Hartford City is near Grant County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Delaware 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hartford City ...
We found one communities that share the name Hartford City.
Within Indiana, the name Hartford City is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Hartford City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Mason County
- This Hartford City is located in Mason County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hartford City that is located in Blackford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Hartford City.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartford City ...
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.
- Anthony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Fiat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Wells County
- Friendly Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Gas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
- Gas City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <3>
- Jeff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Redkey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redkey
- Redkey is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redkey <3>
- Ridertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Shamrock Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
How Far From Hartford City 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 city such as Hartford City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hartford City and extending to:
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Hartford City to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hartford City: www.hartfordcity.net/
The official website for Blackford County: www.blackfordcounty.com/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hartford City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hartford City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4513, Longitude: -85.3701 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hartford City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.969 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.453 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.897 degrees. |