Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thorntown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thorntown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Thorntown
- 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 Thorntown:
- 40.129406, -86.607973
- 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 Thorntown
- 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 Thorntown is near Clinton County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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
Communities Also Named Thorntown ...
We found one communities that share the name Thorntown.
Within Indiana, the name Thorntown is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Thorntown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thorntown ...
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.
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Bowers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Fickle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Log Cabin Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Cabin Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Crossroads
- Log Cabin Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Mechanicsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Boone County
- Pike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
How Far From Thorntown 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 town such as Thorntown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thorntown and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thorntown to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 516 miles [830.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thorntown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Thorntown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thorntown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1294, Longitude: -86.6080 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Thorntown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.767 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.319 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.574 degrees. |