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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 Rhodes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rhodes 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 Rhodes:
    • 39.609481, -87.413075
    • 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 Rhodes
  • 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 Vermillion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
    • Since Rhodes is near Vigo County and also Parke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Parke 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 Rhodes

Communities Also Named Rhodes ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Rhodes.

Within Indiana, the name Rhodes is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Butler County
      • This Rhodes is located in Butler County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the south of the Rhodes that is located in Vermillion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Rhodes.
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Rhodes [San Joaquin County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Rhodes is located in Hillsborough County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rhodes that is located in Vermillion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rhodes.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Rhodes [Cook County].
    • Iowa
      • Marshall County
      • This Rhodes is located in Marshall County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rhodes that is located in Vermillion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Rhodes.
    • Kansas
      • Anderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rhodes [Anderson County].
      • Dickinson County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Dickinson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Rhodes.
    • Louisiana
      • Iberville Parish
      • This Rhodes is located in Iberville Parish and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rhodes that is located in Vermillion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Rhodes.
    • Manitoba
      • This Rhodes lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rhodes that is located in Vermillion County.
    • Michigan
      • Gladwin County
      • This Rhodes is located in Gladwin County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rhodes that is located in Vermillion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of Rhodes.
      • Montcalm County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Rhodes [Montcalm County].
    • Mississippi
      • Jones County
      • This Rhodes is located in Jones County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the south of the Rhodes that is located in Vermillion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Rhodes.
    • Montana
      • Flathead County
      • This Rhodes is located in Flathead County and lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rhodes that is located in Vermillion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Rhodes.
    • Nevada
      • Mineral County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Rhodes [Mineral County].
    • New Mexico
      • Lea County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Rhodes [Lea County].
    • North Carolina
      • Bertie County
      • This Rhodes is located in Bertie County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rhodes that is located in Vermillion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Rhodes.
      • Cumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rhodes [Cumberland County].
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Rhodes [Stark County].
    • Ontario
      • This Rhodes lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rhodes that is located in Vermillion County.
    • Virginia
      • Isle of Wight County
      • This Rhodes is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rhodes that is located in Vermillion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Rhodes.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Rhodes [King County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhodes ...

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.

  • Easytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Easytown is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easytown
  • Libertyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Libertyville is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Needmore
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Needmore is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Otter Creek Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Rosedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rosedale is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Rosedale has also been known as:
    • Roseville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
  • Sandcut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandcut is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
  • Sandytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
  • Syndicate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Syndicate is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate
  • Universal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Universal is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people

How Far From Rhodes 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 Rhodes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rhodes and extending to:

  • Newport, which is the Seat of Vermillion County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Rhodes to Newport, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rhodes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Rhodes 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rhodes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Rhodes 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 Rhodes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6095, Longitude: -87.4131       In this case, the coordinates for Rhodes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.284 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.837 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.096 degrees.