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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 Waverly Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waverly Woods 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 Waverly Woods:
    • 39.551436, -86.269712
    • 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 Waverly Woods
  • 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Waverly Woods is near Johnson County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Waverly Woods

Communities Also Named Waverly Woods ...

We found two communities that are also named Waverly Woods.

Within Indiana, the name Waverly Woods is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Waverly Woods is located in Gwinnett County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Waverly Woods that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Waverly Woods.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Waverly Woods is located in Howard County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the east of the Waverly Woods that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Waverly Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waverly Woods ...

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.

  • Bluff Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearview is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Deerwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deerwood is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Exchange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Exchange is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
  • Fields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fields is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Fox Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fox Hill is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
  • Golden Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Golden Grove is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
  • Kinder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kinder is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
  • Red House ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Red House is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
  • Waters Edge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Waters Edge is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
  • Woodland Stream
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodland Stream is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Stream

How Far From Waverly Woods 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 Waverly Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Martinsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waverly Woods to Martinsville, with an average speed<2> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waverly Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Waverly Woods 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 Waverly Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5514, Longitude: -86.2697       In this case, the coordinates for Waverly Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.547 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.985 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.579 degrees.