Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Courter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Courter and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Courter

• 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 Courter:
  • 40.836987, -86.063049
  • 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 Courter

• 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 Miami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
  • Since Courter is near Cass County and also Wabash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wabash 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 Courter

Curious and Interesting Names Near Courter ...

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.

• Chili
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chili is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
• Deedsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Deedsville is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
• Erie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Erie is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Flora
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Flora is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
• Hoover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hoover is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
• Little Charlie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Little Charlie is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Charlie
• Mexico
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mexico is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <1>
• Peru
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Peru is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <1>
• Pettysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pettysville is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
• Richvalley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Richvalley is located in Wabash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
• Ridgeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeview is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
• Stockdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Stockdale is located in Wabash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
• Twelve Mile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile

How Far From Courter 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 Courter to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Courter and extending to:

• Peru, which is the Seat of Miami County, lies just to the South.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Courter to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'