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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 Rigdon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rigdon 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 Rigdon:
- 40.378944, -85.786207
- 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 Rigdon
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Rigdon is near Madison County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Rigdon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rigdon ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- College Corner is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- Curtisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Guy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hobbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Michaelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Normal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Normal is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Summitville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Weaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Windfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Windfall City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
How Far From Rigdon to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rigdon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rigdon and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rigdon to Marion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 46 miles [74 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 476 miles [766 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 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 '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- Rigdon) 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 Rigdon 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 Rigdon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3789, Longitude: -85.7862 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.237 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.749 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.114 degrees. |
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