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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 North Columbus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Columbus and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Columbus:
    • 39.233385, -85.908325
    • 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 North Columbus
  • 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

Communities Also Named North Columbus ...

We found three communities that share the name North Columbus.

Within Indiana, the name North Columbus is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of North Columbus [Muscogee County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lowndes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of North Columbus [Lowndes County].
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of North Columbus.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Columbus ...

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.

  • Columbus
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Corn Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
    • Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
  • Cuba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Bartholomew County
  • Edinburgh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elizabethtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Flat Rock Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Park
    • Flat Rock Park is located in Bartholomew County
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Bartholomew County
  • Garden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
  • Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
  • Jewell Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
    • Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
  • Petersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Pleasant View Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
    • Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
  • Stony Lonesome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
    • Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County

How Far From North Columbus 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 North Columbus to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in North Columbus and extending to:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Bartholomew County, lies just to the South.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<5> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from North Columbus to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 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 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,848 miles [7,802.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Columbus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bartholomew County: www.bartholomewco.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that North Columbus could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Columbus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- North Columbus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Columbus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2334, Longitude: -85.9083       In this case, the coordinates for North Columbus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 North Columbus to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.315 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.674 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.501 degrees.




 

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