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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 Gilmer Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilmer Park 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 Gilmer Park:
- 41.619770, -86.251673
- 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 Gilmer Park
- 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 Saint Joseph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- Since Gilmer Park is near Berrien County and also Elkhart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elkhart 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 Gilmer Park
Communities Also Named Gilmer Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Gilmer Park.
Within Indiana, the name Gilmer Park is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Gilmer Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Gilmer Park is located in Washington County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Gilmer Park that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Gilmer Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilmer Park ...
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.
- Chain-O-Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Lane is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lane
- Nutwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Pine Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Station is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Station
- Roseland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
How Far From Gilmer Park 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 Gilmer Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilmer Park and extending to:
- South Bend, which is the Seat of Saint Joseph County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Gilmer Park 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilmer Park) 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 Gilmer Park 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 Gilmer Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6198, Longitude: -86.2517 In this case, the coordinates for Gilmer Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.528 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.259 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.966 degrees. |
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