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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 Winding Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winding Creek 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 Winding Creek:
- 39.972222, -86.024722
- 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 Winding Creek
- 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 Winding Creek 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 Winding Creek
Communities Also Named Winding Creek ...
We found two communities that are also named Winding Creek.
Within Indiana, the name Winding Creek is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Winding Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Winding Creek that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Winding Creek.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Winding Creek is located in Will County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winding Creek that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Winding Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winding Creek ...
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 southwest)
- Bluestone is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Fishers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Harvard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
- Heritage Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heritage Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
- Hickory Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Indigo Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indigo Lake is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Lake
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Quaker Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- River Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Edge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Round Up
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Round Up is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Up
- Spyglass Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spyglass Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stevenson Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stevenson Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Mill
- Sweetbriar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sweetbriar is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Timber Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Timber Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Springs
- Trails End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trails End is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Weaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Weaver Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Creek
- Weaver Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Weaver Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Woods
- White Horse Rapids
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse Rapids is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Rapids
How Far From Winding Creek 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 Winding Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winding Creek and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Winding Creek to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 484 miles [778.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Winding Creek) 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 Winding Creek 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 Winding Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9722, Longitude: -86.0247 In this case, the coordinates for Winding Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.391 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.867 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.345 degrees. |
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