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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 Twelve Mile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twelve Mile and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Twelve Mile:
    • 40.866430, -86.225275
    • 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 Twelve Mile
  • 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 Twelve Mile ...

We found four communities that share the name Twelve Mile.

Within Indiana, the name Twelve Mile is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Twelve Mile lies 2,018 miles [3,247.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Twelve Mile that is located in Cass County.
    • Kansas
      • Smith County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Twelve Mile [Smith County].
    • Missouri
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Twelve Mile [Madison County].
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Twelve Mile [Multnomah County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twelve Mile ...

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.

  • Danes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danes
    • Danes is located in Cass County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danes <4>
  • Deedsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
    • Deedsville is located in Miami County
  • Green Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
    • Green Oak is located in Fulton County
  • Hoover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Hoover is located in Cass County
  • Leases Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leases Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
    • Leases Corner is located in Cass County
  • Lewisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Lewisburg is located in Cass County
  • Little Charlie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Charlie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Charlie
    • Little Charlie is located in Cass County
  • Macy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
    • Marshtown is located in Fulton County
  • Mexico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Mexico is located in Miami County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Cass County

How Far From Twelve Mile to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Twelve Mile to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Logansport, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Twelve Mile to Logansport, with an average speed<5> 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south (S). 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Twelve Mile. 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 '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- Twelve Mile) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twelve Mile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8664, Longitude: -86.2253       In this case, the coordinates for Twelve Mile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Twelve Mile 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Twelve Mile to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.518 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.14 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.179 degrees.




 

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