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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 Neff Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neff Corner 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 Neff Corner:
- 39.165330, -85.532192
- 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 Neff Corner
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Neff Corner is near Jennings County and also Ripley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jennings County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley 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 Neff Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neff Corner ...
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.
- Alert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Brewersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brewersville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Butlerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Craig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Craig is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Harper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harris City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Napoleon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nebraska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nebraska is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Otter Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Pinhook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pinhook is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Queensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Slabtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
How Far From Neff Corner 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 Neff Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Neff Corner and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Neff Corner to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Neff Corner) 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 Neff Corner 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 Neff Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1653, Longitude: -85.5322 In this case, the coordinates for Neff Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.076 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.391 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.348 degrees. |
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