Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Terrace Bay:
  • 40.715039, -86.746122
  • 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 Terrace Bay

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Terrace Bay is near White County and also Tippecanoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tippecanoe 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 Terrace Bay

Communities Also Named Terrace Bay ...

We found one communities that are also named Terrace Bay.

Within Indiana, the name Terrace Bay is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Terrace Bay in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Terrace Bay lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the north of the Terrace Bay that is located in Carroll County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Terrace Bay ...

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.

• Breezy Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Breezy Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
• Cedar Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Golden Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Golden Hill is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
• Guernsey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Guernsey is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
• Indiana Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Indiana Beach is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
• Sandy Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Scarlet Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Scarlet Oaks is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Oaks
• Walnut Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Walnut Gardens is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Gardens
• Yeoman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Yeoman is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people

How Far From Terrace Bay 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 Terrace Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Delphi, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Terrace Bay to Delphi, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'