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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 Manhattan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manhattan 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 Manhattan:
- 39.555044, -86.927511
- 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 Manhattan
- 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 Manhattan is near Parke County and also Owen 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 Owen 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 Manhattan
Communities Also Named Manhattan ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Manhattan.
Within Indiana, the name Manhattan is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Larimer County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Manhattan [Larimer County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Manhattan is located in Hillsborough County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Manhattan that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Manhattan.
- Manatee County
- This Manhattan is located in Manatee County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km] to the south southeast of the Manhattan that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Manhattan.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Manhattan is located in Will County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Manhattan that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Manhattan.
- Iowa
- Keokuk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Manhattan [Keokuk County].
- Kansas
- Riley County
- This Manhattan is located in Riley County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<2> to the west of the Manhattan that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Manhattan.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Manhattan is located in Washington County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Manhattan that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Manhattan.
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- This Manhattan is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Manhattan that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Manhattan.
- Nebraska
- Dodge County
- Although located in Dodge County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Manhattan.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This Manhattan is located in Nye County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<2> to the west of the Manhattan that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Manhattan.
- New York
- New York County
- This Manhattan is located in New York County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<2> to the east of the Manhattan that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Manhattan.
- Ohio
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Manhattan [Allen County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Manhattan [Jefferson County].
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Manhattan [Lawrence County].
- Lucas County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Lucas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Manhattan.
- Pennsylvania
- Tioga County
- This Manhattan is located in Tioga County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Manhattan that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Manhattan.
- Texas
- Matagorda County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Matagorda County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Manhattan.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Manhattan is located in Weber County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Manhattan that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Manhattan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manhattan ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fox Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Ridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Greencastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Jenkinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkinsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Knightsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Limedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Pleasant Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Gardens is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gardens
- Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reelsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
How Far From Manhattan 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 Manhattan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manhattan 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 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Manhattan to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 530 miles [853 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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Manhattan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manhattan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Manhattan 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Manhattan 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 Manhattan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5550, Longitude: -86.9275 In this case, the coordinates for Manhattan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.97 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.469 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.884 degrees. |
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