Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hindostan:
  • 38.665608, -86.604438
  • 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 Hindostan

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Hindostan is near Lawrence County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Hindostan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hindostan ...

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.

• French Lick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • French Lick is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Lick <1>
• Georgia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgia is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Lacy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lacy is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
• Lost River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lost River is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
• Mitchell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <1>
• Orangeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Orangeville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
• Orleans
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Orleans is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <1>
• Prospect
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Prospect is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Scarlet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Scarlet is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet
• Willow Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Willow Valley is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
• Woodlawn Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Grove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Grove

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

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

• Paoli, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hindostan to Paoli, 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 515 miles [828.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'