Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Middletown Park:
  • 40.162266, -85.424694
  • 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 Middletown Park

• 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
  • Since Middletown Park is near Henry County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Middletown Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middletown Park ...

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.

• Anthony
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Anthony is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Cross Roads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Daleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Daleville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <1>
• Desoto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Desoto is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
• Drew
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Drew is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
• Gates Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gates Corner is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
• Honey Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Honey Creek is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
• Liberty Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
• Moonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Moonville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
• Mount Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Progress
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Progress is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Reed Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Reed Station is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Station
• Woodland Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Park is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Middletown Park 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 Middletown Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Muncie, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Middletown Park to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'