Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ingalls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ingalls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ingalls
- 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 Ingalls:
- 39.957161, -85.803151
- 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 Ingalls
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Ingalls is near Hancock County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ingalls ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Ingalls.
Within Indiana, the name Ingalls is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Ford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ingalls [Ford County].
- Gray County
- This Ingalls is located in Gray County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the west of the Ingalls that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Ingalls.
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingalls ...
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.
- Breakwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakwater
- Breakwater is located in Hamilton County
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Denny Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Forest Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Forest Knoll is located in Hamilton County
- Fortville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Fortville is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortville <5>
- Gray Eagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Eagle
- Gray Eagle is located in Hamilton County
- Hardscrabble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Hardscrabble is located in Madison County
- Heather Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Point
- Heather Point is located in Hamilton County
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sail Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sail Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sail Place
- Sail Place is located in Hamilton County
- Sandstone Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Lakes
- Sandstone Lakes is located in Hamilton County
- Sandstone Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Ridge
- Sandstone Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Sandstone Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Woods
- Sandstone Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Sugar Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hills
- Sugar Hills is located in Hancock County
- Sunview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sail Place
How Far From Ingalls 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 town such as Ingalls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ingalls and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ingalls to Anderson, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ingalls. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ingalls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ingalls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9572, Longitude: -85.8032 In this case, the coordinates for Ingalls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Ingalls 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ingalls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Ingalls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.249 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.702 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.246 degrees. |