Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Inverness, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inverness and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Inverness
- 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:
- 41.700606, -85.093579
- 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 Inverness
- 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Since Inverness is near Branch County and also LaGrange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Branch County
- eBird sighting report for LaGrange 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 Inverness ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Inverness.
Within Indiana, the name Inverness is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bullock County
- This Inverness is located in Bullock County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the south of the Inverness that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullock County community of Inverness.
- Shelby County
- This Inverness is located in Shelby County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km] to the south of the Inverness that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Inverness.
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cumberland 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 North Carolina community of Inverness [Cumberland County].
- Hoke County
- This Inverness is located in Hoke County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Inverness that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Inverness.
- Nova Scotia
- This Inverness lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Inverness that is located in Steuben County.
- Ohio
- Prince Edward Island
- This Inverness lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Inverness that is located in Steuben County.
- Quebec
- This Inverness lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Inverness that is located in Steuben County.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Inverness ...
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.
- Crooked Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake
- Crooked Lake is located in Steuben County
- Flint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Glen Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Greenfield Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Indian Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Steuben County
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Lake James
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake James have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake James
- Lake James is located in Steuben County
- Nevada Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County
- Panama
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Inverness 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Inverness and extending to:
- Angola, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Inverness to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Inverness. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Steuben County: www.co.steuben.in.us/
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' (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- Inverness) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inverness. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7006, Longitude: -85.0936 In this case, the coordinates for Inverness 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 Inverness 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> | 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. |
| <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 Inverness 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 312.771 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.409 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.378 degrees. |