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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 Hacienda Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hacienda Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hacienda Village:
    • 41.117271, -85.029968
    • 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 Hacienda Village
  • 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
    • Since Hacienda Village is near DeKalb County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Hacienda Village

Communities Also Named Hacienda Village ...

We found two communities that are also named Hacienda Village.

Within Indiana, the name Hacienda Village is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Hacienda Village is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km]<1> to the west of the Hacienda Village that is located in Allen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Hacienda Village.
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This Hacienda Village is located in Broward County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hacienda Village that is located in Allen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Hacienda Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hacienda Village ...

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.

  • Cedarville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedarville is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cuba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuba is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Five Points is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Ludwig Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ludwig Park is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig Park
  • Maplewood Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • Meadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • River Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • River Haven is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
  • Royal Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Sunnymeadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sunnymeadow is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnymeadow
  • Tanglewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tanglewood is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

How Far From Hacienda Village 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 Hacienda Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hacienda Village and extending to:

  • Fort Wayne, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hacienda Village to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>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 449 miles [722.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Hacienda Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hacienda Village 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 Hacienda Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1173, Longitude: -85.0300       In this case, the coordinates for Hacienda Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.741 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.29 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.531 degrees.