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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 Speedway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Speedway 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 Speedway:
- 39.791812, -86.250819
- 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 Speedway
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Speedway is near Hendricks County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hendricks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Speedway
Communities Also Named Speedway ...
We found two communities that are also named Speedway.
Within Indiana, the name Speedway is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Speedway [Pima County].
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- This Speedway is located in Mercer County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Speedway that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Speedway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Speedway ...
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.
- Big Four Yard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Four Yard is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four Yard
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Crows Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Flackville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flackville
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Highwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highwoods is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwoods
- Indianapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Legendary Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Legendary Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legendary Hills
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Mickleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mickleyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleyville
- North Crows Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Shooters Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shooters Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooters Hill
- Snacks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Speedway 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 town such as Speedway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Speedway and extending to:
- Indianapolis, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Speedway to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Speedway 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Speedway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Speedway 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 Speedway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7918, Longitude: -86.2508 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.536 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.007 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.502 degrees. |
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