Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Babcock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Babcock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Babcock
- 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 Babcock:
- 41.572121, -87.105119
- 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 Babcock
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Porter County
- Since Babcock is near Lake County and also LaPorte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Babcock ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Babcock.
Within Indiana, the name Babcock is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Peoria 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 Illinois community of Babcock [Peoria County].
- Rock Island County
- This Babcock is located in Rock Island County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<2> to the west of the Babcock that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Babcock.
- Iowa
- Bremer 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 Iowa community of Babcock [Bremer County].
- Linn 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 Iowa community of Babcock [Linn County].
- Manitoba
- This Babcock lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Babcock that is located in Porter County.
- Michigan
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Babcock ...
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.
- Chesterton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
- Chesterton is located in Porter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chesterton
- From Babcock to Chesterton
- Edgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Forest Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Forest Oaks is located in Porter County
- Graham Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Woods
- Graham Woods is located in Porter County
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Lake View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Long Lake Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Island
- Long Lake Island is located in Porter County
- McCool
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Porter County
- Portage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Porter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Portage
- From Babcock to Portage
- Shady Side
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Side have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Shady Side is located in Porter County
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Willow Creek
- From Babcock to Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
How Far From Babcock 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 community such as Babcock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Babcock and extending to:
- Valparaiso, which is the Seat of Porter County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Babcock to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Babcock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Porter County: www.porterco.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Babcock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Babcock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Babcock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5721, Longitude: -87.1051 In this case, the coordinates for Babcock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Babcock 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Babcock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.089 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.892 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.397 degrees. |