Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Heather Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heather Point and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Heather Point

• 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 Heather Point:
  • 39.952222, -85.945000
  • 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 Heather Point

• 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 Heather Point 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 Heather Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heather Point ...

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 east)
  • 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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <1>
• Forest Knoll
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Forest Knoll is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
• Gray Eagle
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gray Eagle is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Eagle
• Sail Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sail Place is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sail Place
• Sandstone Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sandstone Lakes is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Lakes
• Sandstone Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sandstone Ridge is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Ridge
• Sandstone Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sandstone Woods is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Woods
• Sawgrass
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sawgrass is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
• 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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Windjammer is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer

How Far From Heather Point 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 Heather Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Heather Point 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Heather Point to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 480 miles [772.5 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 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'