Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Disko, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Disko and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Disko
- 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 Disko:
- 41.002266, -85.944436
- 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 Disko
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Disko is near Miami County and also Wabash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Miami County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Disko ...
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.
- Beaver Dam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Chili
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Claypool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claypool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Claypool is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claypool <2>
- Deedsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Liberty Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Macy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
- Macy is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macy <2>
- Pettysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <2>
- Stockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Disko 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 Disko to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Disko and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Disko to Rochester, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 493 miles [793.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Disko. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.in.us/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Disko) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Disko. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0023, Longitude: -85.9444 In this case, the coordinates for Disko have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Disko to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.334 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.95 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.004 degrees. |