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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lapel and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lapel:
- 40.065965, -85.847278
- 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 Lapel
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Lapel is near Hamilton County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Lapel
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lapel ...
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.
- Bloomer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Clare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clare is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Crestlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crestlawn is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn
- Durbin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Fishersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Forest Knoll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Knoll is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Gray Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Eagle is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Eagle
- Hardscrabble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hardscrabble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Noblesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riverwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Sandstone Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandstone Lakes is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Lakes
- Sunview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunview is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Woodlawn Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
How Far From Lapel 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 town such as Lapel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lapel and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lapel to Anderson, with an average speed<3> 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 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 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lapel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0660, Longitude: -85.8473 In this case, the coordinates for Lapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.277 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.75 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.235 degrees. |
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