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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 Five Points Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Five Points Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Five Points Corner:
- 41.332817, -87.035860
- 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 Five Points Corner
- 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 Porter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Porter County
- Since Five Points Corner is near LaPorte County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Five Points Corner
Communities Also Named Five Points Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Five Points Corner.
Within Indiana, the name Five Points Corner is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Five Points Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Eaton County
- This Five Points Corner is located in Eaton County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Five Points Corner that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eaton County community of Five Points Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Five Points Corner ...
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.
- English Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- English Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Lake
- Gates Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gates Corner is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Eliza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Eliza is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Eliza
- Lincoln Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Porter Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Smoke Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smoke Corner is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Corner
- Stoutsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Wheatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Five Points Corner 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 Five Points Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Five Points Corner and extending to:
- Valparaiso, which is the Seat of Porter County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Five Points Corner to Valparaiso, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Five Points Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Five Points Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Five Points Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3328, Longitude: -87.0359 In this case, the coordinates for Five Points Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.045 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.808 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.433 degrees. |
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