Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mardenis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mardenis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mardenis
- 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 Mardenis:
- 40.904213, -85.413586
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mardenis
- 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 Huntington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Huntington County
- Since Mardenis is near Wells County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wells County
- eBird sighting report for Allen 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mardenis ...
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.
- Bracken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Forest Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Forest Ridge is located in Allen County
- Goblesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Liberty Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Liberty Hills is located in Allen County
- Luther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Manor Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
- Manor Woods is located in Allen County
- Plum Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Rolling Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Allen County
- Saturn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Mardenis 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 Mardenis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mardenis and extending to:
- Huntington, which is the Seat of Huntington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 87 miles [140 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mardenis to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mardenis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Huntington County: www.huntington.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mardenis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mardenis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9042, Longitude: -85.4136 In this case, the coordinates for Mardenis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mardenis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.992 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.545 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.78 degrees. |