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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 Six Points, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Six Points 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 Six Points:
    • 39.371710, -86.986401
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Six Points
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Six Points ...

We found nine communities that share the name Six Points.

There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Six Points.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Hendricks County
      • This Six Points is located in Hendricks County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Six Points that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Six Points.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Six Points is located in Lauderdale County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the south of the Six Points that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Six Points.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Six Points is located in Salem County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the east of the Six Points that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Six Points.
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford County
      • This Six Points is located in Rutherford County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Six Points that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Six Points.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Six Points is located in Wood County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Six Points that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Six Points.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Six Points.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Six Points is located in Butler County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Six Points that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Six Points.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Six Points is located in Aiken County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the southeast of the Six Points that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Six Points.
    • Texas
      • Nueces County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Six Points [Nueces County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Six Points ...

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.

  • Bowling Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Bowling Green is located in Clay County
  • Center Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
  • Denmark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Owen County
  • Eel River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
    • Eel River is located in Clay County
  • Hickory Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
    • Hickory Corner is located in Owen County
  • Jordan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Owen County
  • Marion Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Mills
    • Marion Mills is located in Owen County
  • Patricksburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
    • Patricksburg is located in Owen County
  • Poland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Prairie City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Prairie City is located in Clay County
  • Saline City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
    • Saline City is located in Clay County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Six Points and extending to:

  • Brazil, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Six Points to Brazil, 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,886 miles [7,863.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Six Points. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyin.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Six Points) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Six Points. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3717, Longitude: -86.9864       In this case, the coordinates for Six Points have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Six Points 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Six Points to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.006 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.485 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.961 degrees.




 

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