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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 Inverness Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inverness Estates 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 Inverness Estates:
- 39.993611, -86.022500
- 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 Inverness Estates
- 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 Inverness Estates is near Marion County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Inverness Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Inverness Estates ...
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.
- Bluestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bluestone is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Federal Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Federal Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Fishers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Harvard Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
- Heritage Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
- Hickory Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Indigo Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indigo Lake is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Lake
- Noblesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Quaker Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- River Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River Edge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Round Up
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Up is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Up
- Spyglass Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spyglass Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Stevenson Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stevenson Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Mill
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetbriar is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Timber Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Timber Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Springs
- Trails End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trails End is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
- Walnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Weaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Weaver Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Creek
- Weaver Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Weaver Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Woods
- Winding Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Winding Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
How Far From Inverness Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Inverness Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Inverness Estates and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Inverness Estates to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 484 miles [778.9 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 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Inverness Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Inverness Estates 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 Inverness Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9936, Longitude: -86.0225 In this case, the coordinates for Inverness Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.39 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.868 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.338 degrees. |
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