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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 Helmcrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Helmcrest 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 Helmcrest:
- 39.940596, -85.840535
- 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 Helmcrest
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Helmcrest is near Madison County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Helmcrest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Helmcrest ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Breakwater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakwater
- Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Forest Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Knoll is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Fortville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gray Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gray Eagle is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Eagle
- Hardscrabble
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardscrabble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Heather Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heather Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Point
- Masthead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Masthead is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthead
- Maxwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mohawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Sail Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sail Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sail Place
- Sandstone Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandstone Lakes is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Lakes
- Sandstone Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandstone Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Ridge
- Sandstone Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandstone Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Woods
- Sawgrass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sawgrass is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
- Sugar Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hills is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hills
- Sunview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunview is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
- Thorny Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thorny Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Ridge
- Windjammer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Windjammer is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer
How Far From Helmcrest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Helmcrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Helmcrest and extending to:
- Greenfield, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Helmcrest to Greenfield, 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 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 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 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 '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- Helmcrest) 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 Helmcrest 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 Helmcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9406, Longitude: -85.8405 In this case, the coordinates for Helmcrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.273 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.727 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.268 degrees. |
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