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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 Whitestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitestown 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 Whitestown:
- 39.996173, -86.345917
- 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 Whitestown
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Whitestown is near Hamilton County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Whitestown
Communities Also Named Whitestown ...
We found one communities that are also named Whitestown.
Within Indiana, the name Whitestown is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Whitestown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Whitestown is located in Butler County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitestown that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Whitestown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitestown ...
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.
- Big Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Eagle Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Eagletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kings Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Legendary Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Legendary Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legendary Hills
- Saddle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Shepherd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Stonegate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stonegate is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Traders Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zionsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Whitestown 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 town such as Whitestown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitestown and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Whitestown to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 501 miles [806.3 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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Whitestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Whitestown 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 Whitestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9962, Longitude: -86.3459 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.598 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.107 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.488 degrees. |
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