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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 Montezuma Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montezuma Station 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 Montezuma Station:
- 39.795038, -87.386683
- 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 Montezuma Station
- 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 Vermillion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
- Since Montezuma Station is near Parke County and also Edgar 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 Edgar 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 Montezuma Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montezuma Station ...
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.
- Arabia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arabia is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
- Bono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bono is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Coke Oven Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coke Oven Hollow is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke Oven Hollow
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Early Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Early Station is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Station
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Montezuma
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pottertown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pottertown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Summit Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
How Far From Montezuma Station 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 Montezuma Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Montezuma Station and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Vermillion County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Montezuma Station to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 555 miles [893.2 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montezuma Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Montezuma Station 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 Montezuma Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7950, Longitude: -87.3867 In this case, the coordinates for Montezuma Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.269 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.846 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.034 degrees. |
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