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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 Pinch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinch 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 Pinch:
- 40.106712, -85.146355
- 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 Pinch
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Pinch is near Henry County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Pinch
Communities Also Named Pinch ...
We found one communities that are also named Pinch.
Within Indiana, the name Pinch is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Pinch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Pinch is located in Kanawha County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pinch that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Pinch.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinch ...
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.
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Farmland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Gates Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gates Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Maxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Mooreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rural
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Unionport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Unionport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
- Woodland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Pinch 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 Pinch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinch and extending to:
- Winchester, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pinch to Winchester, 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pinch) 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 Pinch 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 Pinch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1067, Longitude: -85.1464 In this case, the coordinates for Pinch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.828 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.243 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.895 degrees. |
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