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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 Old Bargersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Bargersville 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 Old Bargersville:
- 39.517549, -86.155821
- 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 Old Bargersville
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Old Bargersville is near Morgan County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Old Bargersville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Bargersville ...
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.
- Bluff Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bud is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Deerwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerwood is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Eagle Trace
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagle Trace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Trace
- El Dorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- El Dorado is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Golden Grove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hunters Pointe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hunters Pointe is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pointe
- Kinder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stones Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Waters Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waters Edge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Willow Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lakes
- Woodland Stream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Stream is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Stream
How Far From Old Bargersville 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 Old Bargersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Bargersville and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Old Bargersville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 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 20 days and walking would take 28 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 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Bargersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Old Bargersville 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 Old Bargersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5175, Longitude: -86.1558 In this case, the coordinates for Old Bargersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.474 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.897 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.535 degrees. |
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