Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lamb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamb and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lamb
- 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 Lamb:
- 38.691865, -85.187784
- 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 Lamb
- 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 Switzerland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Switzerland County
- Since Lamb is near Carroll County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Lamb ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Lamb.
Within Indiana, the name Lamb is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Jefferson 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 Colorado community of Lamb [Jefferson County].
- Morgan County
- This Lamb is located in Morgan County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Lamb that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Lamb.
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Kenton County
- This Lamb is located in Kenton County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Lamb that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Lamb.
- Monroe County
- This Lamb is located in Monroe County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south southwest of the Lamb that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Lamb.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Marion County
- This Lamb is located in Marion County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Lamb that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Lamb.
- Pettis 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 Missouri community of Lamb [Pettis County].
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamb ...
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.
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Easterday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Easterday. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterday
- Easterday is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Easterday
- From Lamb to Easterday
- English
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- English is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to English
- From Lamb to English
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Switzerland County
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Locust
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Locust. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Locust
- From Lamb to Locust
- Long Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Manville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manville
- From Lamb to Manville
- Monitor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Trimble County (KY)
How Far From Lamb 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 Lamb to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lamb and extending to:
- Vevay, which is the Seat of Switzerland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lamb to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lamb. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lamb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Lamb 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lamb) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lamb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6919, Longitude: -85.1878 In this case, the coordinates for Lamb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lamb to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.856 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.072 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.327 degrees. |