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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 Thorny Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thorny Ridge 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 Thorny Ridge:
- 39.943056, -85.958889
- 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 Thorny Ridge
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Thorny Ridge is near Marion County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Thorny Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thorny Ridge ...
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.
- Breakwater
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Breakwater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakwater
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Fishers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forest Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Knoll is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
- Forest Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Gray Eagle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gray Eagle is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Eagle
- Heather Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Heather Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Point
- Heritage Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heritage Green is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
- Masthead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Masthead is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthead
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Quaker Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Sail Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sail Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sail Place
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sandstone Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandstone Lakes is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Lakes
- Sandstone Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandstone Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Ridge
- Sandstone Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandstone Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Woods
- Sawgrass
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sawgrass is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
- Spyglass Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spyglass Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetbriar is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Windjammer
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Windjammer is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer
- Woods Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woods Edge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Thorny Ridge 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 Thorny Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Thorny Ridge and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Thorny Ridge to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thorny Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Thorny Ridge 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 Thorny Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9431, Longitude: -85.9589 In this case, the coordinates for Thorny Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.349 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.815 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.322 degrees. |
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