Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brushy Prairie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brushy Prairie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brushy Prairie
- 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 Brushy Prairie:
- 41.641717, -85.247474
- 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 Brushy Prairie
- 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 LaGrange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for LaGrange County
- Since Brushy Prairie is near Steuben County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brushy Prairie ...
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.
- Flint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Gravel Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Greenfield Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Steuben County
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Meadow Shores Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Shores Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Shores Park
- Meadow Shores Park is located in Steuben County
- Plato
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Ramblewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ramblewood is located in LaGrange County
- Shady Nook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Nook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
- Shady Nook is located in LaGrange County
- Tall Timbers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Tall Timbers is located in LaGrange County
- Turkey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Woodland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in LaGrange County
How Far From Brushy Prairie 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 Brushy Prairie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brushy Prairie and extending to:
- LaGrange, which is the Seat of LaGrange County, lies just to the West.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Brushy Prairie to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>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 472 miles [759.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brushy Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for LaGrange County: www.lagrangecounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Brushy Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brushy Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6417, Longitude: -85.2475 In this case, the coordinates for Brushy Prairie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Brushy Prairie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.872 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.516 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.471 degrees. |