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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 Laketon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laketon 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 Laketon:
- 40.974211, -85.835821
- 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 Laketon
- 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 Wabash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wabash County
- Since Laketon is near Fulton County and also Kosciusko County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko 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 Laketon
Communities Also Named Laketon ...
We found nine communities that are also named Laketon.
Within Indiana, the name Laketon is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Laketon.
- Kentucky
- Carlisle County
- This Laketon is located in Carlisle County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Laketon that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlisle County community of Laketon.
- Michigan
- Luce County
- This Laketon is located in Luce County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the north of the Laketon that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luce County community of Laketon.
- Nebraska
- Dakota County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Laketon [Dakota County].
- New Brunswick
- This Laketon lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Laketon that is located in Wabash County.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Laketon is located in Luzerne County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the east of the Laketon that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Laketon.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Laketon [Aiken County].
- South Dakota
- Brookings County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Laketon [Brookings County].
- Texas
- Gray County
- This Laketon is located in Gray County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Laketon that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Laketon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laketon ...
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.
- Beaver Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Bracken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bracken is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Chili
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Claypool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- Luther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Pettysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Richvalley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Valley Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Brook is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
How Far From Laketon 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 community such as Laketon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laketon and extending to:
- Wabash, which is the Seat of Wabash County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Laketon to Wabash, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Laketon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Laketon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Laketon 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. |
| <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 Laketon 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 Laketon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9742, Longitude: -85.8358 In this case, the coordinates for Laketon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.264 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.866 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.96 degrees. |
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