Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wrights Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wrights Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wrights Corner
- 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 Wrights Corner:
- 39.135611, -84.957176
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wrights Corner
- 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 Dearborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
- Since Wrights Corner is near Boone County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Ohio 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wrights Corner ...
We found five communities that share the name Wrights Corner.
Within Indiana, the name Wrights Corner is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- White County
- This Wrights Corner is located in White County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wrights Corner that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Wrights Corner.
- Illinois
- Fayette County
- This Wrights Corner is located in Fayette County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wrights Corner that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Wrights Corner.
- New York
- Wyoming County
- This Wrights Corner is located in Wyoming County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wrights Corner that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Wrights Corner.
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Wrights Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the east of the Wrights Corner that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Wrights Corner.
- New Kent County
- This Wrights Corner is located in New Kent County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east southeast of the Wrights Corner that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Kent County community of Wrights Corner.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wrights Corner ...
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.
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Dearborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
- Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Cold Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Dearborn County
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Elizabethtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Homestead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Idlewild
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Stumptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Stumptown is located in Parke County
- Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Utah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Wrights Corner 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 Wrights Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wrights Corner and extending to:
- Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Dearborn County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Wrights Corner to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wrights Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dearborn County: www.dearborncounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wrights Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrights Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1356, Longitude: -84.9572 In this case, the coordinates for Wrights Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Wrights Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.712 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.97 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.095 degrees. |