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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 Mount Comfort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Comfort 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 Mount Comfort:
- 39.830875, -85.915259
- 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 Mount Comfort
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Mount Comfort is near Marion County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Mount Comfort
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Comfort ...
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.
- Breakwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Breakwater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakwater
- Chestnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Forest Knoll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Knoll is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Forest Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Fortville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Gray Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gray Eagle is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Eagle
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heather Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Heather Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Point
- Heritage Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Green is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Indian Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Lake is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Masthead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Masthead is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthead
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Mohawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Quaker Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Rainbow Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Highlands is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Highlands
- Sail Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sail Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sail Place
- Sandstone Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandstone Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Ridge
- Sawgrass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sawgrass is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
- Sugar Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hills is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hills
- Sun Down
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Down is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Down
- Thorny Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thorny Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Ridge
- Willow Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Lakes is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lakes
- Windjammer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Windjammer is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer
- Woods Edge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Edge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Mount Comfort 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 Mount Comfort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Comfort and extending to:
- Greenfield, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Comfort to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 478 miles [769.3 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Comfort) 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 Mount Comfort 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 Mount Comfort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8309, Longitude: -85.9153 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Comfort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.321 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.767 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.334 degrees. |
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