Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Joppa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joppa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Joppa
- 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 Joppa:
- 39.632269, -86.432217
- 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 Joppa
- 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 Hendricks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hendricks County
- Since Joppa is near Morgan County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Joppa ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Joppa.
Within Indiana, the name Joppa is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Chowan County
- This Joppa is located in Chowan County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Joppa that is located in Hendricks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Joppa.
- Orange 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 Joppa [Orange County].
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This Joppa is located in Erie County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Joppa that is located in Hendricks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Joppa.
- Meigs County
- This Joppa is located in Meigs County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east of the Joppa that is located in Hendricks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Joppa.
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- This Joppa is located in Grainger County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Joppa that is located in Hendricks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Joppa.
- White County
- This Joppa is located in White County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the south of the Joppa that is located in Hendricks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Joppa.
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joppa ...
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.
- Allman
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Fields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Morgan County
- Fox Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Friendswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
- Friendswood is located in Hendricks County
- Gasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Magnetic Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnetic Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Magnetic Springs is located in Hendricks County
- Maple Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Maple Ridge is located in Marion County
- Pecksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Young
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Joppa 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 Joppa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joppa and extending to:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Hendricks County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Joppa to Danville, 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 504 miles [811.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joppa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hendricks County: www.co.hendricks.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Joppa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Joppa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6323, Longitude: -86.4322 In this case, the coordinates for Joppa 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 Joppa 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 Joppa 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 313.652 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.117 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.632 degrees. |