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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 Potato Mound, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potato Mound 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 Potato Mound:
- 39.408102, -86.542220
- 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 Potato Mound
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Potato Mound is near Owen County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Potato Mound
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potato Mound ...
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.
- Alaska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Bear Wallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Wallow is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Elk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Eminence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hindustan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hindustan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindustan
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maxwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Turkey Track
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Track is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Track
How Far From Potato Mound 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 Potato Mound to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Potato Mound and extending to:
- Martinsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the East.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Potato Mound to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 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- Potato Mound) 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 Potato Mound 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 Potato Mound. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4081, Longitude: -86.5422 In this case, the coordinates for Potato Mound have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.721 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.164 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.745 degrees. |
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