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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 Sterling Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sterling Green 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 Sterling Green:
- 39.976944, -85.996389
- 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 Sterling Green
- 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 Sterling Green 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 Sterling Green
Communities Also Named Sterling Green ...
We found one communities that are also named Sterling Green.
Within Indiana, the name Sterling Green is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Sterling Green in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Sterling Green is located in Harris County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sterling Green that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Sterling Green.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sterling Green ...
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.
- Fishers
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Heritage Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
- Hickory Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Indigo Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indigo Lake is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Lake
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Quaker Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- River Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River Edge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Sandstone Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandstone Lakes is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Lakes
- Sandstone Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstone Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Woods
- Sawgrass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sawgrass is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
- Spyglass Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spyglass Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stevenson Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stevenson Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Mill
- Sweetbriar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sweetbriar is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Timber Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Springs
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Weaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weaver Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Creek
- Weaver Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weaver Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Woods
- Winding Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winding Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
- Woods Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woods Edge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Sterling Green 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 Sterling Green to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sterling Green and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sterling Green 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 483 miles [777.3 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 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sterling Green) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sterling Green 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 Sterling Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9769, Longitude: -85.9964 In this case, the coordinates for Sterling Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.373 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.847 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.33 degrees. |
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