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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 Little Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Point 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 Little Point:
- 39.565047, -86.631946
- 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 Little Point
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Little Point is near Putnam County and also Hendricks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hendricks 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 Little Point
Communities Also Named Little Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Little Point.
Within Indiana, the name Little Point is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Little Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Winnebago County
- This Little Point is located in Winnebago County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Little Point that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Little Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Point ...
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.
- Alaska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Board Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Board Park is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Park
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crown Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Center is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center
- Eminence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Gasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gasburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Pecksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pecksburg is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksburg
- Springtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Springtown is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
How Far From Little Point 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 Little Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Point and extending to:
- Martinsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Point to Martinsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 515 miles [828.8 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 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 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 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 from Point A (ie- Little Point) 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 Little Point 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 Little Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5650, Longitude: -86.6319 In this case, the coordinates for Little Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.78 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.253 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.743 degrees. |
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