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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 Salem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Salem 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 Salem:
    • 39.859798, -86.644929
    • 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 North Salem
  • 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 Hendricks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hendricks County
    • Since North Salem is near Putnam County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 North Salem

Communities Also Named North Salem ...

We found seven communities that are also named North Salem.

Within Indiana, the name North Salem is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This North Salem is located in Essex County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Salem that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of North Salem.
    • Missouri
      • Linn County
      • This North Salem is located in Linn County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the west of the North Salem that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of North Salem.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This North Salem is located in Rockingham County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Salem that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of North Salem.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This North Salem is located in Westchester County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Salem that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of North Salem.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This North Salem lies 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Salem that is located in Hendricks County.
    • Ohio
      • Guernsey County
      • This North Salem is located in Guernsey County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the east of the North Salem that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of North Salem.
    • Texas
      • Leon County
      • This North Salem is located in Leon County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Salem that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of North Salem.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Salem ...

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.

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Salem and extending to:

  • Danville, which is the Seat of Hendricks County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Salem to Danville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 516 miles [830.4 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Salem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 North Salem 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 North Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8598, Longitude: -86.6449    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.79 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.307 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.667 degrees.