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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 Laughery Switch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laughery Switch 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 Laughery Switch:
- 39.149498, -85.241349
- 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 Laughery Switch
- 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- Since Laughery Switch is near Parke County and also Dearborn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dearborn 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 Laughery Switch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laughery Switch ...
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.
- Ballstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ballstown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballstown
- Delaware
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Lookout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Napoleon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Pierceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Prattsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prattsburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stumptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
How Far From Laughery Switch to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Laughery Switch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Laughery Switch and extending to:
- Versailles, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies just to the South.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Laughery Switch to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 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 18 days and walking would take 25 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 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laughery Switch) 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 Laughery Switch 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 Laughery Switch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1495, Longitude: -85.2413 In this case, the coordinates for Laughery Switch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.892 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.178 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.22 degrees. |
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