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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 Lewis Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewis Creek 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 Lewis Creek:
- 39.401161, -85.816650
- 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 Lewis Creek
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Lewis Creek is near Bartholomew County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartholomew County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Lewis Creek
Communities Also Named Lewis Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named Lewis Creek.
Within Indiana, the name Lewis Creek is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Lewis Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Leslie County
- This Lewis Creek is located in Leslie County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lewis Creek that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leslie County community of Lewis Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewis Creek ...
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.
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Edinburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
- Pleasant View Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Pleasure Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasure Valley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Valley
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Sleepy Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
How Far From Lewis Creek 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 Lewis Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lewis Creek and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lewis Creek to Shelbyville, 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 471 miles [758 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Lewis Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lewis Creek 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 Lewis Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4012, Longitude: -85.8166 In this case, the coordinates for Lewis Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.257 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.632 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.412 degrees. |
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