Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lake on the Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake on the Green and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lake on the Green

• 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 Lake on the Green:
  • 39.137551, -86.116657
  • 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 Lake on the Green

• 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Since Lake on the Green is near Marion County and also Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew 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 Lake on the Green

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake on the Green ...

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.

• Bethany
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethany is located in Bartholomew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Buffalo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Christiansburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Christiansburg is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
• Gnaw Bone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gnaw Bone is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnaw Bone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnaw Bone <1>
• Mount Healthy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Healthy is located in Bartholomew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Healthy
• Mount Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
• Pikes Peak
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
• Stone Head
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stone Head is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Head
• Stony Lonesome
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
• Story
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Story is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story

How Far From Lake on the Green 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 Lake on the Green to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Nashville, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Lake on the Green to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 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 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'