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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 Highlands Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highlands 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 Highlands Park:
- 41.273378, -85.785823
- 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 Highlands 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 Kosciusko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko County
- Since Highlands Park is near Noble County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley 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 Highlands Park
Communities Also Named Highlands Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Highlands Park.
Within Indiana, the name Highlands Park is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Highlands Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- King County
- This Highlands Park is located in King County and lies 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Highlands Park that is located in Kosciusko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Highlands Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highlands 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.
- Between-The-Lakes Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Forest Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Glen is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Highbanks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highbanks is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbanks
- Island Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Island Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Lakeview Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Silver Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
- Stoneburner Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stoneburner Landing is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneburner Landing
- Stony Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Ridge is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Yellowbanks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks
How Far From Highlands Park 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 Highlands Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highlands Park and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Kosciusko County, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Highlands Park to Warsaw, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highlands 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 Highlands 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 Highlands Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2734, Longitude: -85.7858 In this case, the coordinates for Highlands Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.228 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.868 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.845 degrees. |
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