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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Comfort
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakwater
- Breakwater is located in Hamilton County
- Chestnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Denny Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Forest Knoll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Forest Knoll is located in Hamilton County
- Forest Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Forest Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Fortville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Fortville is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortville <2>
- Gem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Gray Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Eagle
- Gray Eagle is located in Hamilton County
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <2>
- Heather Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Point
- Heather Point is located in Hamilton County
- Heritage Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
- Heritage Green is located in Hamilton County
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- Indian Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Indian Lake is located in Marion County
- Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Masthead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Mohawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Quaker Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Quaker Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Rainbow Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Highlands
- Rainbow Highlands is located in Marion County
- Sail Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sail Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sail Place
- Sail Place is located in Hamilton County
- Sandstone Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Ridge
- Sandstone Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Sawgrass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Sugar Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hills
- Sugar Hills is located in Hancock County
- Sun Down
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Thorny Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorny Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Ridge
- Thorny Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Willow Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lakes
- Willow Lakes is located in Marion County
- Windjammer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windjammer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer
- Windjammer is located in Hamilton County
- Woods Edge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
- Woods Edge is located in Hamilton County
- Indian Lake
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<3> 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]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Comfort to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Comfort. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hancock County: www.hancockcoingov.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.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). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.321 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.767 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.334 degrees. |