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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 Tangier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tangier 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 Tangier:
- 39.919206, -87.318069
- 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 Tangier
- 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 Parke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parke County
- Since Tangier is near Fountain County and also Vermillion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion 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 Tangier
Communities Also Named Tangier ...
We found five communities that are also named Tangier.
Within Indiana, the name Tangier is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Tangier [Somerset County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Tangier lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Tangier that is located in Parke County.
- Oklahoma
- Woodward County
- This Tangier is located in Woodward County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Tangier that is located in Parke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodward County community of Tangier.
- South Carolina
- Colleton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Tangier [Colleton County].
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Tangier is located in Accomack County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the east of the Tangier that is located in Parke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Tangier.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tangier ...
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.
- Centennial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Coal Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coke Oven Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coke Oven Hollow is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke Oven Hollow
- Eugene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Harveysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Howard is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Kingman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Pottertown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pottertown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Silverwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Silverwood is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
How Far From Tangier 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 Tangier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tangier and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Parke County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tangier to Rockville, 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Tangier could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Tangier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tangier 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 Tangier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9192, Longitude: -87.3181 In this case, the coordinates for Tangier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.226 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.814 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.967 degrees. |
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