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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 Sandstone Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandstone Woods 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 Sandstone Woods:
- 39.959722, -85.946389
- 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 Sandstone Woods
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Sandstone Woods is near Marion County and also Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Sandstone Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandstone Woods ...
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.
- Breakwater
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Breakwater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakwater
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Fishers
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Knoll is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Gray Eagle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gray Eagle is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Eagle
- Heather Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heather Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Point
- Heritage Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Green is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
- Masthead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Masthead is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthead
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Quaker Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Sail Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sail Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sail Place
- Sandstone Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandstone Lakes is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Lakes
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sandstone Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandstone Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Ridge
- Sawgrass
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sawgrass is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
- Spyglass Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spyglass Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetbriar is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Thorny Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thorny Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Ridge
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Windjammer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windjammer is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer
- Woods Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Edge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Sandstone Woods 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 Sandstone Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sandstone Woods and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Sandstone Woods to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 480 miles [772.5 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 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandstone Woods) 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 Sandstone Woods 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 Sandstone Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9597, Longitude: -85.9464 In this case, the coordinates for Sandstone Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.341 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.808 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.312 degrees. |
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