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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 Locust Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locust 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 Locust Point:
- 38.171729, -85.907604
- 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 Locust 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Locust Point is near Jefferson County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Locust Point
Communities Also Named Locust Point ...
We found four communities that are also named Locust Point.
Within Indiana, the name Locust Point is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Locust Point [Baltimore City].
- New York
- Bronx County
- This Locust Point is located in Bronx County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Locust Point that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bronx County community of Locust Point.
- Ohio
- Ottawa County
- This Locust Point is located in Ottawa County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Locust Point that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Locust Point.
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Locust Point is located in Cumberland County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Locust Point that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Locust Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust 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.
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Heatherfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heatherfield is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
- Hunters Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trace is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Prairie Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Riverside Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Gardens is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
- Seven Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Valley Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Downs is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Downs
- Valley Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Gardens is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Gardens
- Valley Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Locust Point 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 community such as Locust Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Locust Point and extending to:
- Corydon, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Locust Point to Corydon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Locust Point could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Locust Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Locust 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 Locust Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1717, Longitude: -85.9076 In this case, the coordinates for Locust Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.304 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.51 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.794 degrees. |
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