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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 Seafield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seafield 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 Seafield:
    • 40.756428, -86.986683
    • 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 Seafield
  • 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
    • Since Seafield is near Jasper County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Seafield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seafield ...

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.

  • Badger Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Badger Grove is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Grove
  • Breezy Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Breezy Point is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
  • Cedar Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Point is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Collegeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Collegeville is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
  • Egypt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Egypt is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Fountain Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fountain Park is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Golden Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Golden Hill is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
  • Guernsey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Guernsey is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • Hanging Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hanging Grove is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Grove
  • Indiana Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Indiana Beach is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
  • Lee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lee is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Round Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Round Grove is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
    • Sandy Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Beach is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
    • Scarlet Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Scarlet Oaks is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Oaks
    • Terrace Bay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Terrace Bay is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Bay
    • Walnut Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Gardens is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Gardens

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Seafield and extending to:

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of White County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Seafield to Monticello, with an average speed<2> 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 81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Seafield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Seafield 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 Seafield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7564, Longitude: -86.9867       In this case, the coordinates for Seafield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.014 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.69 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.576 degrees.