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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 Inwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inwood 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 Inwood:
    • 41.317545, -86.203058
    • 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 Inwood
  • 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 Inwood ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Inwood.

Within Indiana, the name Inwood is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This Inwood is located in Shasta County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the west of the Inwood that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Inwood.
    • Florida
      • Jackson County
      • This Inwood is located in Jackson County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the south of the Inwood that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Inwood.
      • Polk County
      • This Inwood is located in Polk County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km] to the south southeast of the Inwood that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Inwood.
    • Iowa
      • Lyon County
      • This Inwood is located in Lyon County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Inwood that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Inwood.
    • Manitoba
      • This Inwood lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the northwest of the Inwood that is located in Marshall County.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Inwood is located in Howard County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Inwood that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Inwood.
    • Michigan
      • Charlevoix 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 Michigan community of Inwood [Charlevoix County].
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This Inwood is located in Sunflower County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Inwood that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Inwood.
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Inwood is located in Nassau County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the east of the Inwood that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Inwood.
      • New York County
      • This Inwood is located in New York County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the east of the Inwood that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Inwood.
      • Queens 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 New York community of Inwood [Queens County].
    • Ontario
      • This Inwood lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Inwood that is located in Marshall County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lebanon County
      • This Inwood is located in Lebanon County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the east of the Inwood that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Inwood.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Inwood is located in Dallas County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Inwood that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Inwood.
    • Vermont
      • Caledonia 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 Vermont community of Inwood [Caledonia County].
    • West Virginia
      • Berkeley County
      • This Inwood is located in Berkeley County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Inwood that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Inwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Inwood ...

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.

  • Bourbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
    • Bourbon is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <4>
  • Harris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Marshall County
  • Linkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
    • Linkville is located in Marshall County
  • Old Tip Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Tip Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
    • Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
  • Plymouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rutland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Rutland is located in Marshall County
  • Summit Chapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chapel
    • Summit Chapel is located in Marshall County
  • Twin Lakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Marshall County
  • Walnut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Marshall County

How Far From Inwood to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Inwood to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Inwood to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Marshall County: www.co.marshall.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Inwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3175, Longitude: -86.2031       In this case, the coordinates for Inwood 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Inwood 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Inwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.50 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.184 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.033 degrees.









 

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