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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 Straughn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Straughn 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 Straughn:
- 39.809094, -85.291247
- 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 Straughn
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Straughn is near Wayne County and also Rush County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rush 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 Straughn
Communities Also Named Straughn ...
We found one communities that are also named Straughn.
Within Indiana, the name Straughn is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Straughn in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Covington County
- This Straughn is located in Covington County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the south of the Straughn that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Straughn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Straughn ...
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.
- College Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- College Corner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knightstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lewisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longwood Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Longwood Crossing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Crossing
- Mays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Messick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Occident
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Occident is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occident
- Pinhook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pinhook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Raysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raysville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
- Spiceland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stone Quarry Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stone Quarry Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Quarry Mills
- Sulphur Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Spring is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
How Far From Straughn 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 town such as Straughn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Straughn and extending to:
- New Castle, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Straughn to New Castle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the west (W). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Straughn) 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 Straughn 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 Straughn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8091, Longitude: -85.2912 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.922 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.308 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.051 degrees. |
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