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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 Rocklane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocklane 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 Rocklane:
- 39.609769, -86.012484
- 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 Rocklane
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Rocklane is near Marion County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Rocklane
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocklane ...
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.
- Boggstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Homecroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Imperial Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Imperial Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Hills
- London
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- London Heights is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Heights
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Reds Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reds Corner is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reds Corner
- Sugar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Twin Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Brooks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
How Far From Rocklane 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 Rocklane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rocklane and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rocklane to Franklin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 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- Rocklane) 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 Rocklane 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 Rocklane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6098, Longitude: -86.0125 In this case, the coordinates for Rocklane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.383 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.806 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.443 degrees. |
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