Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Egans Point:
  • 41.335882, -85.360533
  • 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 Egans Point

• 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
  • Since Egans Point is near Allen County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley 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 Egans Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Egans 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.

• Allen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Allen is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Bakertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bakertown is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
• Cedar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cedar is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Five Points
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Green Center
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Green Center is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
• Huntertown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntertown is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntertown <1>
• Lisbon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lisbon is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• New Era
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • New Era is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
• Rome City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rome City is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome City <1>
• Swan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Swan is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
• Wolf Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake

How Far From Egans Point to ...

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

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

• Albion, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Egans Point to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 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 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'