Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sweetwater Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sweetwater Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sweetwater Lake
- 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 Sweetwater Lake:
- 39.300050, -86.129160
- 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 Sweetwater Lake
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Sweetwater Lake is near Johnson County and also Bartholomew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- eBird sighting report for Bartholomew 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweetwater Lake ...
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.
- Beanblossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Cornelius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Edinburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- Edinburgh is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburgh <2>
- Fruitdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Gatesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Gatesville is located in Brown County
- Gnaw Bone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnaw Bone
- Gnaw Bone is located in Brown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnaw Bone <2>
- Helmsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kansas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Mount Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Pleasant View Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Spearsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Stony Lonesome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Town Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas
How Far From Sweetwater Lake 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 Sweetwater Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sweetwater Lake and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Sweetwater Lake to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sweetwater Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sweetwater Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sweetwater Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3000, Longitude: -86.1292 In this case, the coordinates for Sweetwater Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sweetwater Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.456 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.845 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.584 degrees. |