Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Herbamount:
  • 39.507825, -86.558888
  • 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 Herbamount

• 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Herbamount is near Putnam County and also Hendricks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hendricks 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 Herbamount

Curious and Interesting Names Near Herbamount ...

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.

• Alaska
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alaska is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
• Bethany
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bethany is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
• Board Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Board Park is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Park
• Crown Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crown Center is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center
• Elk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
• Eminence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eminence is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
• Gasburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gasburg is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
• Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hall is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Lewisville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewisville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Little Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Point is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
• Martinsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <1>
• Maxwell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxwell is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Potato Mound
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Potato Mound is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Mound

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Herbamount and extending to:

• Martinsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Herbamount to Martinsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'