Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Miami Bend:
  • 40.750873, -86.298053
  • 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 Miami Bend

• 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Since Miami Bend is near Miami County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Miami Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miami Bend ...

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.

• Danes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Danes is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danes
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danes <1>
• Deacon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Deacon is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
• Hoover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoover is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
• Leases Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Leases Corner is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
• Lewisburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lewisburg is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Little Charlie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Charlie is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Charlie
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Onward
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Onward is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
• Poundstone Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Poundstone Corner is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poundstone Corner
• Twelve Mile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile

How Far From Miami Bend 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 Miami Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Miami Bend and extending to:

• Logansport, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies just to the West.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Miami Bend to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 507 miles [815.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'