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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 Sulphur Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sulphur Spring 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 Sulphur Spring:
- 39.770045, -85.515807
- 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 Sulphur Spring
- 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 Rush County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rush County
- Since Sulphur Spring is near Henry County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Sulphur Spring
Communities Also Named Sulphur Spring ...
We found three communities that are also named Sulphur Spring.
Within Indiana, the name Sulphur Spring is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Sulphur Spring is located in Talladega County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the south of the Sulphur Spring that is located in Rush County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Sulphur Spring.
- Arkansas
- Newton County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Sulphur Spring [Newton County].
- Virginia
- Tazewell County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Sulphur Spring [Tazewell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sulphur Spring ...
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.
- Carthage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Farmers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farmers is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Henry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Knightstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Occident
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Occident is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occident
- Raysville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Raysville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
- Spiceland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Quarry Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stone Quarry Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Quarry Mills
How Far From Sulphur Spring 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 community such as Sulphur Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sulphur Spring and extending to:
- Rushville, which is the Seat of Rush County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sulphur Spring to Rushville, with an average speed<4> 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 34 miles [54.7 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 just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Sulphur Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sulphur Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Sulphur Spring 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 Sulphur Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7700, Longitude: -85.5158 In this case, the coordinates for Sulphur Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.066 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.466 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.167 degrees. |
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