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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 Gates Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gates 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 Gates Corner:
- 41.420316, -87.123920
- 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 Gates 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 Gates Corner 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 Gates Corner
Communities Also Named Gates Corner ...
We found four communities that are also named Gates Corner.
There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Gates Corner.
Beyond Indiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Delaware County
- This Gates Corner is located in Delaware County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gates Corner that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Gates Corner.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Beltrami County
- This Gates Corner is located in Beltrami County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gates Corner that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Gates Corner.
- Koochiching County
- This Gates Corner is located in Koochiching County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km] to the north northwest of the Gates Corner that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Gates Corner.
- New Hampshire
- Strafford County
- This Gates Corner is located in Strafford County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gates Corner that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of Gates Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gates 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.
- Deep River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Deer Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Edgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Five Points Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points Corner is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Corner
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Lake Eliza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Eliza is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Eliza
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Lincoln Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Long Lake Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long Lake Island is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Island
- Porter Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Smoke Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smoke Corner is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Corner
How Far From Gates 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 Gates Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gates Corner and extending to:
- Valparaiso, which is the Seat of Porter County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Gates Corner 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 559 miles [899.6 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 6,185 miles [9,953.8 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Gates 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 Gates 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 Gates Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4203, Longitude: -87.1239 In this case, the coordinates for Gates Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.102 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.886 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.45 degrees. |
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