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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 Ijamsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ijamsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ijamsville:
    • 40.959766, -85.832765
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ijamsville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Ijamsville ...

We found one communities that share the name Ijamsville.

Within Indiana, the name Ijamsville is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Ijamsville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Ijamsville is located in Frederick County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ijamsville that is located in Wabash County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Ijamsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ijamsville ...

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.

  • Beaver Dam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
  • Bracken
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bracken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
    • Bracken is located in Huntington County
  • Chili
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chili have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
    • Chili is located in Miami County
  • Claypool
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claypool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
    • Claypool is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claypool <3>
  • Erie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Miami County
  • Liberty Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
    • Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
  • Luther
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Luther is located in Whitley County
  • Pettysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
    • Pettysville is located in Miami County
  • Richvalley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
    • Richvalley is located in Wabash County
  • Silver Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <3>
  • Stockdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
    • Stockdale is located in Wabash County
  • Valley Brook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
    • Valley Brook is located in Wabash County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ijamsville and extending to:

  • Wabash, which is the Seat of Wabash County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ijamsville to Wabash, with an average speed<4> 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 486 miles [782.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ijamsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ijamsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ijamsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9598, Longitude: -85.8328       In this case, the coordinates for Ijamsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Ijamsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.262 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.862 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.963 degrees.









 

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