Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Knighthood Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knighthood Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Knighthood Village

• 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 Knighthood Village:
  • 39.578380, -85.742201
  • 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 Knighthood Village

• 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Since Knighthood Village is near Rush County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rush 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 Knighthood Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knighthood Village ...

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.

• Boggstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Boggstown is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boggstown <1>
• Clover Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clover Village is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
• Fountaintown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
• Freeport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Freeport is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
• Green Meadows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Meadows is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Homer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Homer is located in Rush County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
• Knighthood Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Knighthood Grove is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Grove
• London Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • London Heights is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Heights
• Marion
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Marion is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Rays Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
• Reedville Station
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Reedville Station is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville Station
• Rolling Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Ridge is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge

How Far From Knighthood Village 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 Knighthood Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Knighthood Village and extending to:

• Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Knighthood Village to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'