Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Point Isabel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point Isabel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Point Isabel
- 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 Point Isabel:
- 40.421705, -85.824426
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Point Isabel
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Point Isabel is near Howard County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Point Isabel ...
We found two communities that share the name Point Isabel.
Within Indiana, the name Point Isabel is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Point Isabel [Alameda County].
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Point Isabel is located in Clermont County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Point Isabel that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Point Isabel.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Isabel ...
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.
- College Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- College Corner is located in Madison County
- Curtisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Curtisville is located in Tipton County
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Greentown is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <4>
- Guy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Leisure
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Michaelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Normal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Windfall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Windfall is located in Tipton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windfall <4>
- Windfall City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
How Far From Point Isabel 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 community such as Point Isabel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Point Isabel and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Point Isabel to Marion, with an average speed<6> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 478 miles [769.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point Isabel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.net/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Point Isabel 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Point Isabel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point Isabel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4217, Longitude: -85.8244 In this case, the coordinates for Point Isabel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Point Isabel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.261 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.783 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.12 degrees. |