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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 Plum Tree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plum Tree 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 Plum Tree:
- 40.741910, -85.392473
- 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 Plum Tree
- 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 Huntington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntington County
- Since Plum Tree is near Wells County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wells County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Plum Tree
Communities Also Named Plum Tree ...
We found one communities that are also named Plum Tree.
Within Indiana, the name Plum Tree is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Plum Tree in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- This Plum Tree is located in Louisa County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Plum Tree that is located in Huntington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Plum Tree.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plum Tree ...
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.
- Buckeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Liberty Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Murray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Pleasant Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Toll Gate Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Toll Gate Heights is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Heights
How Far From Plum Tree 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 Plum Tree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plum Tree and extending to:
- Huntington, which is the Seat of Huntington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plum Tree to Huntington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 460 miles [740.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Plum Tree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Plum Tree 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 Plum Tree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7419, Longitude: -85.3925 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.98 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.508 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.819 degrees. |
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