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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 Hobart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hobart 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 Hobart:
    • 41.532046, -87.254873
    • 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 Hobart
  • 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Since Hobart is near Porter County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Porter County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Hobart

Communities Also Named Hobart ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Hobart.

Within Indiana, the name Hobart is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hobart [Logan County].
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Hobart is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,756 miles [2,826 km]<2> to the west of the Hobart that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Hobart.
    • Iowa
      • Kossuth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Hobart [Kossuth County].
    • Kansas
      • Meade County
      • This Hobart is located in Meade County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hobart that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Hobart.
      • Rooks County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hobart [Rooks County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clinton County
      • This Hobart is located in Clinton County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Hobart that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Hobart.
    • Louisiana
      • Ascension Parish
      • This Hobart is located in Ascension Parish and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hobart that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Hobart.
    • Michigan
      • Wexford County
      • This Hobart is located in Wexford County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hobart that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wexford County community of Hobart.
    • Missouri
      • Lincoln County
      • This Hobart is located in Lincoln County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hobart that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Hobart.
    • Nevada
      • Douglas County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Hobart [Douglas County].
    • New Mexico
      • Rio Arriba County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Rio Arriba County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Hobart.
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • This Hobart is located in Delaware County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<2> to the east of the Hobart that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Hobart.
    • North Dakota
      • Barnes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Hobart [Barnes County].
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Hobart is located in Wood County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<2> to the east of the Hobart that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Hobart.
    • Oklahoma
      • Kiowa County
      • This Hobart is located in Kiowa County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hobart that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Hobart.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Hobart.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Hobart is located in York County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<2> to the east of the Hobart that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Hobart.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Hobart is located in King County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hobart that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Hobart.
    • Wisconsin
      • Brown County
      • This Hobart is located in Brown County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hobart that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Hobart.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobart ...

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.

How Far From Hobart 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 city such as Hobart to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Crown Point, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hobart to Crown Point, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 568 miles [914.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hobart could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hobart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hobart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Hobart 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 Hobart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5320, Longitude: -87.2549    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.188 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.999 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.482 degrees.