Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mellott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mellott and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mellott

• 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 Mellott:
  • 40.163730, -87.148940
  • 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 Mellott

• 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 Fountain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain County
  • Since Mellott is near Montgomery County and also Tippecanoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tippecanoe 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 Mellott

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mellott ...

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.

• Centennial
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Centennial is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Elmdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elmdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
• Fountain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fountain is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
• Graham
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Graham is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Hunter Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hunter Corner is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Corner
• Maysville Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Maysville Crossing is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Crossing
• Rob Roy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rob Roy is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
• Steam Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
• Stone Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
• Vine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Vine is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mellott and extending to:

• Covington, which is the Seat of Fountain County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mellott to Covington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 59 miles [95 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'