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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 Forest Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Oaks 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 Forest Oaks:
- 41.566111, -87.097222
- 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 Forest Oaks
- 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 Forest Oaks is near Lake County and also LaPorte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte 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 Forest Oaks
Communities Also Named Forest Oaks ...
We found six communities that are also named Forest Oaks.
Within Indiana, the name Forest Oaks is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Forest Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Forest Oaks that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Forest Oaks.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Forest Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Forest Oaks that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Forest Oaks.
- Ouachita Parish
- This Forest Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the south southwest of the Forest Oaks that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Forest Oaks.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Forest Oaks is located in Carroll County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forest Oaks that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Forest Oaks.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the southeast of the Forest Oaks that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Forest Oaks.
- Nash County
- This Forest Oaks is located in Nash County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the southeast of the Forest Oaks that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Forest Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Oaks ...
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.
- Chesterton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Graham Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Woods is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Woods
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Long Lake Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Lake Island is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Island
- McCool
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCool is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Portage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shady Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Side is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From Forest Oaks 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 community such as Forest Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Oaks and extending to:
- Valparaiso, which is the Seat of Porter County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Forest Oaks to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 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 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Oaks) 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 Forest Oaks 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 Forest Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5661, Longitude: -87.0972 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.084 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.885 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.395 degrees. |
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