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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 Hildebrand Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hildebrand Village 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 Hildebrand Village:
- 39.546715, -85.786091
- 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 Hildebrand Village
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Hildebrand Village is near Rush County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rush County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Hildebrand Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hildebrand Village ...
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.
- Boggstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clover Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Green Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Knighthood Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knighthood Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Grove
- Knighthood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- London Heights is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Heights
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Rays Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Rolling Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Sugar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
How Far From Hildebrand Village 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 Hildebrand Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hildebrand Village and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Hildebrand Village to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 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 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 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' (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- Hildebrand Village) 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 Hildebrand Village 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 Hildebrand Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5467, Longitude: -85.7861 In this case, the coordinates for Hildebrand Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.238 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.631 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.356 degrees. |
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