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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 Apple Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Apple Valley Estates 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 Apple Valley Estates:
- 41.291111, -87.310833
- 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 Apple Valley Estates
- 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 Apple Valley Estates is near Lake County and also Jasper 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 Jasper 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 Apple Valley Estates
Communities Also Named Apple Valley Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Apple Valley Estates.
Within Indiana, the name Apple Valley Estates is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Tuolumne County
- This Apple Valley Estates is located in Tuolumne County and lies 1,759 miles [2,830.8 km]<1> to the west of the Apple Valley Estates that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Apple Valley Estates.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Apple Valley Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Apple Valley Estates that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Apple Valley Estates.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Apple Valley Estates is located in Davis County and lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<1> to the west of the Apple Valley Estates that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Apple Valley Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Apple Valley Estates ...
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.
- Cedar Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Forest City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Orchard Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Range Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Range Line is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Line
- Shady Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Lawn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lawn
How Far From Apple Valley Estates 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 Apple Valley Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Apple Valley Estates and extending to:
- Valparaiso, which is the Seat of Porter County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Apple Valley Estates to Valparaiso, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Apple Valley Estates) 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 Apple Valley Estates 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 Apple Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2911, Longitude: -87.3108 In this case, the coordinates for Apple Valley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.226 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.008 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.579 degrees. |
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