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 Westchester Estates:
39.897263, -86.207768
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.
We found three communities that share the name Westchester Estates.
Within Indiana, the name Westchester Estates is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Westchester Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the south of the Westchester Estates that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Westchester Estates.
Louisiana
Saint Tammany Parish
This Westchester Estates is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Westchester Estates that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Westchester Estates.
Texas
Brazoria County
This Westchester Estates is located in Brazoria County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westchester Estates that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Westchester Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westchester Estates ...
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.
Crows Nest (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Westchester Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westchester Estates and extending to:
Indianapolis, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westchester Estates to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 493 miles [793.4 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 28 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westchester Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westchester Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8973, Longitude: -86.2078 In this case, the coordinates for Westchester Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Westchester Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.509 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.991 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.452 degrees.