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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 Wynbrooke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wynbrooke 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 Wynbrooke:
    • 39.796389, -86.342222
    • 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 Wynbrooke
  • 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 Hendricks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hendricks County
    • Since Wynbrooke 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 Wynbrooke

Communities Also Named Wynbrooke ...

We found one communities that are also named Wynbrooke.

Within Indiana, the name Wynbrooke is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Wynbrooke in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Wynbrooke is located in Dane County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wynbrooke that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Wynbrooke.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wynbrooke ...

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.

  • Big Four Yard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Big Four Yard is located in Hendricks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four Yard
  • Chapel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Flackville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Flackville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flackville
  • Gale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gale is located in Hendricks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
  • Legendary Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Legendary Hills is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legendary Hills
  • Maple Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Maywood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Maywood is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Mickleyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mickleyville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleyville
  • Shooters Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Shooters Hill is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooters Hill
  • Snacks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Snacks is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
  • Speedway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Traders Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Traders Point is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
  • Valley Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Mills is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills

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

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

  • Danville, which is the Seat of Hendricks County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wynbrooke to Danville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wynbrooke) 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 Wynbrooke 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 Wynbrooke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7964, Longitude: -86.3422       In this case, the coordinates for Wynbrooke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.595 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.075 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.543 degrees.