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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 Limedale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Limedale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Limedale:
    • 39.617939, -86.879778
    • 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 Limedale
  • 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Since Limedale is near Parke County and also Clay 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 Clay 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 Limedale

Communities Also Named Limedale ...

We found one communities that are also named Limedale.

Within Indiana, the name Limedale is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Limedale in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Independence County
      • This Limedale is located in Independence County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Limedale that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Limedale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Limedale ...

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.

  • Board Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Board Park is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Park
  • Brick Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brick Chapel is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Chapel
  • Carbon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Carbon is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Cloverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Coatesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferndale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fox Ridge is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
  • Greencastle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
  • Jenkinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jenkinsville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Knightsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Knightsville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Lena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Mechanicsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mechanicsburg is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
    • Pleasant Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Gardens is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gardens
    • Poland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Reelsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Reelsville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville

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

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

  • Greencastle, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Limedale to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 528 miles [849.7 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 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- Limedale) 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 Limedale 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 Limedale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6179, Longitude: -86.8798    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.94 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.444 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.844 degrees.