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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 Odon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Odon 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 Odon:
- 38.842593, -86.989256
- 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 Odon
- 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 Davies's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davies's County
- Since Odon is near Martin County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Odon
Communities Also Named Odon ...
We found one communities that are also named Odon.
Within Indiana, the name Odon is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Odon in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Odon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Odon ...
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.
- Beehunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beehunter is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehunter
- Bramble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bramble is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble
- Crane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Indian Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Loogootee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marco is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Mineral City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Plainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Sandborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Scenic Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scenic Hill is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hill
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
How Far From Odon 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 town such as Odon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Odon and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Davies's County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Odon to Washington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Odon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Odon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Odon 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 Odon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8426, Longitude: -86.9893 In this case, the coordinates for Odon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.00 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.403 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.104 degrees. |
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