Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Raintown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raintown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Raintown
- 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 Raintown:
- 39.878377, -86.510000
- 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 Raintown
- 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 Hendricks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hendricks County
- Since Raintown is near Boone County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Raintown ...
We found one communities that share the name Raintown.
Within Indiana, the name Raintown is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Raintown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raintown ...
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.
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Big Four Yard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Four Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four Yard
- Big Four Yard is located in Hendricks County
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Hendricks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
- Gale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
- Magnetic Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnetic Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Magnetic Springs is located in Hendricks County
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Shepherd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Stonegate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Traders Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
How Far From Raintown 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 Raintown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Raintown and extending to:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Hendricks County, lies just to the South.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Raintown to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raintown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hendricks County: www.co.hendricks.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raintown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raintown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8784, Longitude: -86.5100 In this case, the coordinates for Raintown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Raintown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.703 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.21 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.599 degrees. |