Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Northfield Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northfield Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Northfield Village

• 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 Northfield Village:
  • 40.061708, -86.477779
  • 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 Northfield Village

• 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Since Northfield Village is near Clinton County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Northfield Village ...

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.

• Advance
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
  • Advance is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
• Dale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Boone County
• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Boone County
• Mechanicsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Boone County
• Pike
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
  • Pike is located in Boone County
• Shepherd
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in Boone County
• Stringtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Stringtown is located in Boone County
• Thorntown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntown
  • Thorntown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorntown <2>

How Far From Northfield Village 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 Northfield Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Northfield Village and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Northfield Village to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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