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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 Hunter Switch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunter Switch 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 Hunter Switch:
- 39.173658, -86.573610
- 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 Hunter Switch
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Hunter Switch is near Owen County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Hunter Switch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunter Switch ...
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.
- Cascade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Clear Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Eastern Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eastern Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Handy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Handy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Kirby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Leonard Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leonard Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Springs
- Marlin Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marlin Hills is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Hills
- Sunny Slopes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Slopes is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
How Far From Hunter Switch 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 Hunter Switch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hunter Switch and extending to:
- Bloomington, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Hunter Switch to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hunter Switch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hunter Switch 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 Hunter Switch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1737, Longitude: -86.5736 In this case, the coordinates for Hunter Switch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.739 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.151 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.824 degrees. |
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