Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sunny Slopes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunny Slopes and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sunny Slopes

• 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 Sunny Slopes:
  • 39.131992, -86.531108
  • 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 Sunny Slopes

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Sunny Slopes is near Owen County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Sunny Slopes

Communities Also Named Sunny Slopes ...

We found two communities that are also named Sunny Slopes.

Within Indiana, the name Sunny Slopes is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • This Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sunny Slopes that is located in Monroe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunny Slopes.
  • South Carolina
    • Greenville County
    • This Sunny Slopes is located in Greenville County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sunny Slopes that is located in Monroe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Sunny Slopes.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny Slopes ...

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.

• Cascade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cascade is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Clear Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
• Eastern Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastern Heights is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
• Handy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Handy is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
• Hunter Switch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter Switch is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Switch
• Kirby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kirby is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
• Knight Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Knight Ridge is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Ridge
• Leonard Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Leonard Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Springs
• Marlin Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marlin Hills is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Hills

How Far From Sunny Slopes 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 Sunny Slopes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunny Slopes and extending to:

• Bloomington, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the North.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Sunny Slopes to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'