Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in White Horse Rapids, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Horse Rapids and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for White Horse Rapids

• 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 White Horse Rapids:
  • 39.944167, -86.062222
  • 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 White Horse Rapids

• 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 White Horse Rapids 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 White Horse Rapids

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Horse Rapids ...

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.

• Bluestone
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bluestone is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
• Cedar Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Cove is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
• Harvard Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Harvard Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
• Heritage Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Meadows is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
• Hickory Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
• River Edge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • River Edge is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
• Round Up
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Round Up is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Up
• Timber Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Timber Springs is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Springs
• Trails End
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Trails End is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
• Winding Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Winding Creek is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek

How Far From White Horse Rapids 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 White Horse Rapids to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in White Horse Rapids and extending to:

• Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from White Horse Rapids to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'