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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 Octagon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Octagon 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 Octagon:
- 40.526423, -86.992236
- 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 Octagon
- 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 Tippecanoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tippecanoe County
- Since Octagon is near White County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Octagon
Communities Also Named Octagon ...
We found two communities that are also named Octagon.
Within Indiana, the name Octagon is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marengo County
- This Octagon is located in Marengo County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the south of the Octagon that is located in Tippecanoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Octagon.
- Virginia
- Brunswick County
- This Octagon is located in Brunswick County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Octagon that is located in Tippecanoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Octagon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Octagon ...
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.
- Badger Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Badger Grove is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Grove
- Battle Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cairo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Crumb Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crumb Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumb Corner
- Green Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Happy Hollow Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Hollow Heights is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow Heights
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Old Halfway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Halfway is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Halfway
- Round Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Round Grove is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
How Far From Octagon 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 community such as Octagon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Octagon and extending to:
- Lafayette, which is the Seat of Tippecanoe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Octagon to Lafayette, 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 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 from Point A (ie- Octagon) 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 Octagon 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 Octagon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5264, Longitude: -86.9922 In this case, the coordinates for Octagon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.017 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.662 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.644 degrees. |
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