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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 Deep River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deep River 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 Deep River:
    • 41.475593, -87.223367
    • 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 Deep River
  • 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 Deep River ...

We found six communities that share the name Deep River.

Within Indiana, the name Deep River is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Deep River is located in Middlesex County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the east of the Deep River that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Deep River.
    • Iowa
      • Poweshiek County
      • This Deep River is located in Poweshiek County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the west of the Deep River that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poweshiek County community of Deep River.
    • Michigan
      • Arenac County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Deep River [Arenac County].
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Deep River is located in Guilford County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deep River that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Deep River.
    • Ontario
      • This Deep River lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deep River that is located in Lake County.
    • Washington
      • Wahkiakum County
      • This Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County and lies 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deep River that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wahkiakum County community of Deep River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deep River ...

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.

  • Crown Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Gates Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
    • Gates Corner is located in Porter County
  • Glen Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
    • Glen Park is located in Lake County
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Lake County
  • Hobart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Lake Eliza
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Eliza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Eliza
    • Lake Eliza is located in Porter County
  • Lincoln Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
    • Lincoln Hills is located in Porter County
  • Liverpool
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Liverpool is located in Lake County
  • Lottaville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lottaville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
    • Lottaville is located in Lake County
  • Merrillville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Portage
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Porter Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
      • Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
    • Turkey Creek Meadows
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Willow Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
      • Willow Creek is located in Porter County

How Far From Deep River to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Deep River to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Crown Point, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Deep River to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>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 565 miles [909.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deep River. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deep River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deep River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4756, Longitude: -87.2234       In this case, the coordinates for Deep River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Deep River 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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.
<6>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 Deep River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.167 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.968 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.483 degrees.




 

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