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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 Windemere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windemere 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 Windemere:
    • 39.937500, -86.196111
    • 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 Windemere
  • 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 Windemere is near Marion County and also Boone 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 Boone 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 Windemere

Communities Also Named Windemere ...

We found nine communities that are also named Windemere.

Within Indiana, the name Windemere is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Windemere is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,483 miles [2,386.7 km]<1> to the west of the Windemere that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Windemere.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Windemere is located in Hillsborough County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Windemere that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Windemere.
      • Saint Johns County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Windemere [Saint Johns County].
    • Maine
      • Waldo County
      • This Windemere is located in Waldo County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Windemere that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Windemere.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Windemere is located in Baltimore County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the east of the Windemere that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Windemere.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Windemere is located in Plymouth County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Windemere that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Windemere.
    • Michigan
      • Ingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Windemere [Ingham County].
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • This Windemere is located in New Hanover County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the southeast of the Windemere that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Windemere.
    • Texas
      • Travis County
      • This Windemere is located in Travis County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Windemere that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Windemere.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windemere ...

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.

  • Chesterton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chesterton is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
  • Delaware Trails
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Delaware Trails is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Trails
  • Eagle Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Village is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
  • Echo Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Echo Crest is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Crest
  • Grandview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Grandview is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Home Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Home Place is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
  • Kings Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Kings Mill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
  • Meridian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Orchard Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Orchard Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ravenswood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ravenswood is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • Saddle Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
    • Spring Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Spring Hollow is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
    • Spring Mill Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Mill Woods is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Woods
    • Williams Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Williams Creek is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Zionsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

How Far From Windemere to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Windemere to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Windemere to Noblesville, with an average speed<4> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six 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 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Windemere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Windemere could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Windemere 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 Windemere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9375, Longitude: -86.1961       In this case, the coordinates for Windemere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.501 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.988 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.435 degrees.