Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Huntertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntertown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Huntertown

• 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 Huntertown:
  • 41.228024, -85.172169
  • 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 Huntertown

• 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 Huntertown is near Noble County and also DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 Huntertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntertown ...

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.

• Academie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Academie is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academie
• Allen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Cedar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Cedar Canyons
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Canyons is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Canyons
• Cedar Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Shores is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
• Cedarville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cedarville is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Leo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Leo is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leo <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leo
  • From Huntertown to Leo
• Ludwig Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ludwig Park is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig Park
• New Era
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Era is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
• Royville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Royville is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
• Sunnymeadow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnymeadow is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnymeadow
• Swan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Swan is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan

How Far From Huntertown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Huntertown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Huntertown and extending to:

• Fort Wayne, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Huntertown to Fort Wayne, with an average speed<3> 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 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 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<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'