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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 Hortonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hortonville 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 Hortonville:
- 40.086042, -86.160910
- 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 Hortonville
- 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 Hortonville is near Boone County and also Tipton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton 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 Hortonville
Communities Also Named Hortonville ...
We found seven communities that are also named Hortonville.
Within Indiana, the name Hortonville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Sheridan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hortonville [Sheridan County].
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Hortonville is located in Bristol County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hortonville that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Hortonville.
- New Mexico
- Otero County
- This Hortonville is located in Otero County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hortonville that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Hortonville.
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Hortonville is located in Sullivan County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hortonville that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Hortonville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Hortonville lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hortonville that is located in Hamilton County.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Hortonville is located in Rutland County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hortonville that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Hortonville.
- Wisconsin
- Outagamie County
- This Hortonville is located in Outagamie County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hortonville that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Hortonville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hortonville ...
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.
- Big Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clare is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Eagle Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Eagletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Echo Crest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Crest
- Federal Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Harvard Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
- Home Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Home Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Kings Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kings Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Noblesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orchard Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orchard Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- River Edge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- River Edge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Riverwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Saddle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Stevenson Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stevenson Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Mill
- Trails End
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trails End is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
- Weaver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Creek
- Weaver Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Woods
- Winding Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winding Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
- Zionsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hortonville 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 Hortonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hortonville and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Hortonville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 492 miles [791.8 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 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Hortonville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hortonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hortonville 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 Hortonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0860, Longitude: -86.1609 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.479 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.983 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.376 degrees. |
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