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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 Pierceton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pierceton 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 Pierceton:
- 41.199047, -85.703014
- 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 Pierceton
- 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 Kosciusko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko County
- Since Pierceton is near Whitley County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Pierceton
Communities Also Named Pierceton ...
We found two communities that are also named Pierceton.
Within Indiana, the name Pierceton is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Pierceton [Jackson County].
- Oklahoma
- Kay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Pierceton [Kay County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pierceton ...
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.
- Between-The-Lakes Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Claypool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Forest Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Forest Glen is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Highbanks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highbanks is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbanks
- Island Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Island Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Lakeview Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Silver Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
- Stoneburner Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneburner Landing is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneburner Landing
- Stony Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Ridge is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Yellowbanks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks
How Far From Pierceton 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 town such as Pierceton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Pierceton and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Kosciusko County, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<4> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Pierceton to Warsaw, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 484 miles [778.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Pierceton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Pierceton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Pierceton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pierceton 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 Pierceton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1990, Longitude: -85.7030 In this case, the coordinates for Pierceton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.175 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.797 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.828 degrees. |
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