Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Terhune, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terhune and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Terhune
- 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 Terhune:
- 40.165315, -86.280273
- 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 Terhune
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Terhune is near Hamilton County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Terhune ...
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.
- Big Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Cyclone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Eagletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Groomsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Kentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Boone County
- Michigantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigantown
- Michigantown is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigantown <2>
- Pike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Saddle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
How Far From Terhune 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 Terhune to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Terhune and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Terhune to Lebanon, 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Terhune. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Terhune) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terhune. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1653, Longitude: -86.2803 In this case, the coordinates for Terhune 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 Terhune 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 313.556 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.083 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.409 degrees. |