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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 Richland Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richland Center and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Richland Center:
    • 41.156431, -86.270558
    • 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 Richland Center
  • 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 Richland Center ...

We found two communities that share the name Richland Center.

Within Indiana, the name Richland Center is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Richland Center is located in Bucks County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the east of the Richland Center that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Richland Center.
    • Wisconsin
      • Richland County
      • This Richland Center is located in Richland County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Richland Center that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Richland Center.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Richland Center ...

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.

  • Big Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
    • Big Hill is located in Fulton County
  • Bourbon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
    • Bourbon is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <3>
  • Green Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
    • Green Oak is located in Fulton County
  • Guise Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guise Park
    • Guise Park is located in Fulton County
  • Lake Bruce
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
    • Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
  • Maxinkuckee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxinkuckee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxinkuckee
    • Maxinkuckee is located in Marshall County
  • Old Tip Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Tip Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
    • Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
  • Rutland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Rutland is located in Marshall County
  • Summit Chapel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chapel
    • Summit Chapel is located in Marshall County
  • Twin Lakes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Marshall County
  • Walnut
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Marshall County

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

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

  • Rochester, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Richland Center to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 512 miles [824 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving 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 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richland Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richland Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richland Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1564, Longitude: -86.2706       In this case, the coordinates for Richland Center 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 Richland Center 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 313.545 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.213 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.114 degrees.




 

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