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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 Aberdeen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen:
    • 41.438927, -87.111420
    • 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 Aberdeen
  • 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 Porter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Porter County
    • Since Aberdeen is near Lake County and also LaPorte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte 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 Aberdeen

Communities Also Named Aberdeen ...

We found 40 communities that are also named Aberdeen.

There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Aberdeen.

Beyond Indiana, we know of 30 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 27 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Aberdeen, we know of nine communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Ohio County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Ohio County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Aberdeen.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Cross County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Aberdeen [Cross County].
      • Monroe County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Monroe County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Aberdeen.
    • British Columbia
      • This Aberdeen lies 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
    • California
      • Inyo County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Inyo County and lies 1,685 miles [2,711.7 km]<1> to the west of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Aberdeen.
    • Colorado
      • Gunnison County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Gunnison County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gunnison County community of Aberdeen.
    • Florida
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Aberdeen [Jackson County].
      • Palm Beach County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Palm Beach County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Aberdeen.
    • Georgia
      • Colquitt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Aberdeen [Colquitt County].
      • Emanuel County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Aberdeen [Emanuel County].
      • Fayette County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Fayette County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Aberdeen.
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Bingham County and lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Aberdeen.
    • Kentucky
      • Butler County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Butler County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the south of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Aberdeen.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Harford County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the east of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Aberdeen.
    • Massachusetts
      • Suffolk County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Suffolk County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the east of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Aberdeen.
    • Mississippi
      • Monroe County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Monroe County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the south of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Aberdeen.
    • Missouri
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Aberdeen [Pike County].
    • Montana
      • Big Horn County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Big Horn County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Horn County community of Aberdeen.
    • North Carolina
      • Bertie County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Bertie County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Aberdeen.
      • Moore County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Moore County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Aberdeen.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Aberdeen lies 1,331 miles [2,142 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Brown County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Aberdeen.
    • Ontario
      • This Aberdeen lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the east of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Aberdeen.
      • Lancaster County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km] to the east of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Aberdeen.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Aberdeen lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
    • South Dakota
      • Brown County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Brown County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Aberdeen.
    • Texas
      • Collingsworth County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Collingsworth County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collingsworth County community of Aberdeen.
    • Utah
      • Iron County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Iron County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Aberdeen.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Aberdeen.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Aberdeen is located in Lewis County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Aberdeen that is located in Porter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Aberdeen.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
      • Distance: 8,761 miles [14,099.5 km]<1> to the north
      • Open a Google Map centered on Aberdeen
    • Australia
      • - New South Wales
      • Distance: 9,219 miles [14,836.5 km]<1> to the west
      • Open a Google Map centered on Aberdeen
      • - Queensland
      • Distance: 9,137 miles [14,704.6 km] to the west
      • Open a Google Map centered on Aberdeen
      • - Tasmania
      • Distance: 9,704 miles [15,617.1 km] to the west southwest
      • Open a Google Map centered on Aberdeen
    • Hong Kong
      • Distance: 7,825 miles [12,593.1 km]<1> to the north northwest
      • Open a Google Map centered on Aberdeen
    • Jamaica
      • Distance: 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km]<1> to the south southeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Aberdeen
    • Scotland
      • Distance: 3,711 miles [5,972.3 km]<1> to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Aberdeen
    • Sierra Leone
      • Distance: 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km]<1> to the east
      • Open a Google Map centered on Aberdeen
    • South Africa
      • Distance: 8,680 miles [13,969.1 km]<1> to the east southeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Aberdeen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aberdeen ...

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.

  • Deep River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deep River is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
  • Deer Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Deer Creek is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Edgewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewater is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Gates Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Gates Corner is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Lake Eliza
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Eliza is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Eliza
  • Lake View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake View is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lincoln Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Hills is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
  • Long Lake Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Lake Island is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Island
  • Porter Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
  • Smoke Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Smoke Corner is located in Porter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Corner

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

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

  • Valparaiso, which is the Seat of Porter County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Aberdeen to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aberdeen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aberdeen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Aberdeen 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.
<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 Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4389, Longitude: -87.1114       In this case, the coordinates for Aberdeen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.094 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.879 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.439 degrees.