Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lancaster Park:
  • 39.210324, -86.560832
  • 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 Lancaster Park

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Lancaster Park is near Owen County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Lancaster Park

Communities Also Named Lancaster Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Lancaster Park.

Within Indiana, the name Lancaster Park is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Lancaster Park in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alberta
    • This Lancaster Park lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lancaster Park that is located in Monroe County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lancaster Park ...

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.

• Cascade
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cascade is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Clear Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
• Eastern Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastern Heights is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
• Handy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Handy is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
• Hindustan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hindustan is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindustan
• Hunter Switch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hunter Switch is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Switch
• Kirby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirby is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
• Leonard Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Leonard Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Springs
• Marlin Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Marlin Hills is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Hills
• Sunny Slopes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sunny Slopes is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
• Unionville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Unionville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>

How Far From Lancaster Park 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 Lancaster Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bloomington, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Lancaster Park 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 510 miles [820.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'