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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 Altona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Altona 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 Altona:
- 41.351414, -85.153572
- 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 Altona
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Altona is near Noble County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Altona
Communities Also Named Altona ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Altona.
Within Indiana, the name Altona is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Altona lies 1,906 miles [3,067.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Altona that is located in DeKalb County.
- Colorado
- Boulder 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 Colorado community of Altona [Boulder County].
- Illinois
- Knox County
- This Altona is located in Knox County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the west of the Altona that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Altona.
- Kentucky
- Marshall County
- This Altona is located in Marshall County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Altona that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Altona.
- Manitoba
- This Altona lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Altona that is located in DeKalb County.
- Michigan
- Mecosta County
- This Altona is located in Mecosta County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the north of the Altona that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecosta County community of Altona.
- Missouri
- Bates County
- This Altona is located in Bates County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Altona that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Altona.
- Nebraska
- Wayne County
- This Altona is located in Wayne County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west of the Altona that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Altona.
- New York
- Clinton County
- This Altona is located in Clinton County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Altona that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Altona.
- Oklahoma
- Kingfisher County
- This Altona is located in Kingfisher County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Altona that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingfisher County community of Altona.
- Ontario
- This Altona lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Altona that is located in DeKalb County.
- Wyoming
- Big Horn 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 Wyoming community of Altona [Big Horn County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Altona ...
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.
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bakertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bakertown is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Cedar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Cedar Canyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Canyons is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Canyons
- Cedar Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Shores is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Huntertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- New Era
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Royville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Royville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
- Swan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swan is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
How Far From Altona 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 town such as Altona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Altona and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Altona to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 460 miles [740.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Altona) 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 Altona, 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Altona 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Altona 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 Altona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3514, Longitude: -85.1536 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.817 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.411 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.517 degrees. |
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