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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 Crown Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crown Point and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Crown Point:
    • 41.414854, -87.354692
    • 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 Crown Point
  • 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 Crown Point ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Crown Point.

Within Indiana, the name Crown Point is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Crown Point lies 2,865 miles [4,610.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crown Point that is located in Lake County.
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Crown Point.
    • California
      • San Diego 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 California community of Crown Point [San Diego County].
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • This Crown Point is located in Orange County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Crown Point that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Crown Point.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Crown Point is located in Hall County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Crown Point that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Crown Point.
    • Kansas
      • Saline 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 Kansas community of Crown Point [Saline County].
    • Louisiana
      • Calcasieu Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Crown Point [Calcasieu Parish].
      • Jefferson Parish
      • This Crown Point is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crown Point that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Crown Point.
    • Nebraska
      • Douglas 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 Nebraska community of Crown Point [Douglas County].
    • Nevada
      • Storey County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Storey County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Storey County community of Crown Point.
    • New York
      • Essex County
      • This Crown Point is located in Essex County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crown Point that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Crown Point.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This Crown Point is located in Montgomery County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Crown Point that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Crown Point.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Crown Point is located in Coos County and lies 1,874 miles [3,015.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crown Point that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Crown Point.
    • Vermont
      • Addison 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 Vermont community of Crown Point [Addison County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crown Point ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lake <5>
  • Cook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Cook is located in Lake County
  • Deer Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Deer Creek is located in Lake County
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Independence Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Hill
    • Independence Hill is located in Lake County
  • Leroy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
    • Liberty Park is located in Lake County
  • Lincoln Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
  • Lottaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Merrillville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shady Lawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lawn
    • Shady Lawn is located in Lake County
  • Turkey Creek Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Meadows
    • Turkey Creek Meadows is located in Lake County

How Far From Crown Point 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 city such as Crown Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crown Point and extending to:

  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Crown Point to Indianapolis, with an average speed<7>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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 571 miles [918.9 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crown Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Crown Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crown Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4149, Longitude: -87.3547    
<2>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 Crown Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Crown Point 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>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Crown Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.254 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.058 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.565 degrees.




 

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