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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 Salina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salina 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 Salina:
- 38.152848, -85.909965
- 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 Salina
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Salina is near Jefferson County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Salina
Communities Also Named Salina ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Salina.
Within Indiana, the name Salina is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Salina [Apache County].
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- This Salina is located in Boulder County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Salina that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Salina.
- Illinois
- Kane County
- This Salina is located in Kane County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Salina that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Salina.
- Kankakee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Salina [Kankakee County].
- Iowa
- Jefferson County
- This Salina is located in Jefferson County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Salina that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Salina.
- Kansas
- Saline County
- This Salina is located in Saline County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<2> to the west of the Salina that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Salina.
- New Brunswick
- This Salina lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Salina that is located in Harrison County.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Salina is located in Gloucester County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Salina that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Salina.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Salina [Onondaga County].
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Athens County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Salina.
- Oklahoma
- Mayes County
- This Salina is located in Mayes County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<2> to the west of the Salina that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mayes County community of Salina.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Salina is located in Westmoreland County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Salina that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Salina.
- Utah
- Sevier County
- This Salina is located in Sevier County and lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km]<2> to the west of the Salina that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Salina.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salina ...
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.
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hunters Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trace is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Locust Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Prairie Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Riverside Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Gardens is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
- Seven Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Valley Downs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Downs is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Downs
- Valley Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Gardens is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Gardens
- Valley Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Salina 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 Salina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Salina and extending to:
- Corydon, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Salina to Corydon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 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> | 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 Salina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Salina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Salina 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. |
| <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 Salina 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 Salina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1528, Longitude: -85.9100 In this case, the coordinates for Salina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.305 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.509 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.80 degrees. |
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