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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 Wilshire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilshire 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 Wilshire:
- 40.275592, -86.488613
- 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 Wilshire
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Wilshire is near Boone County and also Tippecanoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tippecanoe 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 Wilshire
Communities Also Named Wilshire ...
We found five communities that are also named Wilshire.
Within Indiana, the name Wilshire is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Wilshire is located in Chatham County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wilshire that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Wilshire.
- DeKalb County
- This Wilshire is located in DeKalb County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km] to the south southeast of the Wilshire that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Wilshire.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Wilshire is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the east of the Wilshire that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Wilshire.
- Prince George's County
- This Wilshire is located in Prince George's County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the east of the Wilshire that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Wilshire.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Wilshire is located in Forsyth County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wilshire that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Wilshire.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilshire ...
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.
- Beard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Cyclone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cyclone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Fickle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Geetingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Kentwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kentwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
- Mechanicsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Michigantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Thorntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside Park is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
How Far From Wilshire 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 Wilshire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilshire and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Wilshire to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over 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 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilshire) 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 Wilshire 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 Wilshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2756, Longitude: -86.4886 In this case, the coordinates for Wilshire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.69 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.252 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.476 degrees. |
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