Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Between-The-Lakes Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Between-The-Lakes Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Between-The-Lakes Park

• 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 Between-The-Lakes Park:
  • 41.324768, -85.736655
  • 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 Between-The-Lakes Park

• 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 Kosciusko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko County
  • Since Between-The-Lakes Park is near Noble County and also Whitley 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 Whitley 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 Between-The-Lakes Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Between-The-Lakes Park ...

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.

• Buttermilk Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Buttermilk Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Point
• Eagle Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Forest Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Forest Glen is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
• Highbanks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Highbanks is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbanks
• Island Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Island Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
• Lakeview Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
• Marineland Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marineland Gardens is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland Gardens
• Mineral Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Silver Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Silver Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
• Stoneburner Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoneburner Landing is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneburner Landing
• Stony Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stony Ridge is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
• Yellowbanks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks

How Far From Between-The-Lakes Park 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 Between-The-Lakes Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Between-The-Lakes Park and extending to:

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Kosciusko County, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Between-The-Lakes Park to Warsaw, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'