Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wiser:
  • 39.612269, -86.293602
  • 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 Wiser

• 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Wiser is near Marion County and also Hendricks 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 Hendricks 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 Wiser

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wiser ...

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.

• Bluff Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
• Clearview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clearview is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Deerwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerwood is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Fields
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fields is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fox Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fox Hill is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Friendswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendswood is located in Hendricks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
• Glenns Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Glenns Valley is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Valley
• Maple Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• Pebble Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pebble Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
• Pebble Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pebble Run is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Run
• Red House ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Red House is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
• Valley Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Valley Mills is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
• Young
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Young is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young

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

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

• Martinsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wiser to Martinsville, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'