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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Speedway
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hendricks County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Speedway ...
We found two communities that share the name Speedway.
Within Indiana, the name Speedway is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- West Virginia
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Four Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four Yard
- Big Four Yard is located in Hendricks County
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Marion County
- Crows Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Flackville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flackville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flackville
- Flackville is located in Marion County
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Highwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Indianapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Indianapolis is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <4>
- Legendary Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legendary Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legendary Hills
- Legendary Hills is located in Marion County
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Mickleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mickleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleyville
- Mickleyville is located in Marion County
- North Crows Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Crows Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ripple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Shooters Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shooters Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooters Hill
- Shooters Hill is located in Marion County
- Snacks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Speedway to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Speedway: www.townofspeedway.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Speedway) to Point B.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 |
| <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 Speedway 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 313.536 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.007 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.502 degrees. |