Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake Eliza:
  • 41.428927, -87.171976
  • 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 Lake Eliza

• 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 Porter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Porter County
  • Since Lake Eliza is near Lake County and also LaPorte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte 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 Lake Eliza

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Eliza ...

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.

• Deep River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep River is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
• Deer Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Deer Creek is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
• Edgewater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgewater is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Gates Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gates Corner is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
• Green Acres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hebron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hebron is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <1>
• Hillcrest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Hobart
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobart is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <1>
• Leroy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leroy is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Lincoln Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Hills is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
• Merrillville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <1>
• Porter Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
• Smoke Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Smoke Corner is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Corner

How Far From Lake Eliza 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 Lake Eliza to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Valparaiso, which is the Seat of Porter County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Eliza 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 562 miles [904.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'