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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 Northcliff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northcliff 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 Northcliff:
- 39.289496, -85.877489
- 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 Northcliff
- 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 Bartholomew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartholomew County
- Since Northcliff is near Shelby County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Northcliff
Communities Also Named Northcliff ...
We found two communities that are also named Northcliff.
Within Indiana, the name Northcliff is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Northcliff is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Northcliff that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Northcliff.
- Texas
- Guadalupe County
- This Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northcliff that is located in Bartholomew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Northcliff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northcliff ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corn Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Edinburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock Park is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Park
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
- Jewell Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Petersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Pleasant View Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
How Far From Northcliff to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Northcliff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northcliff and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Bartholomew County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Northcliff to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 474 miles [762.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Northcliff) 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 Northcliff 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 Northcliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2895, Longitude: -85.8775 In this case, the coordinates for Northcliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.296 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.66 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.471 degrees. |
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