Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Laotto:
  • 41.290327, -85.198029
  • 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 Laotto

• 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
  • Since Laotto is near DeKalb County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Laotto

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laotto ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Academie is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academie
• Allen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Allen is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Cedar
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Cedar Canyons
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Canyons is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Canyons
• Cedar Shores
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Shores is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
• Green Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Green Center is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
• Huntertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Huntertown is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntertown <1>
• Lisbon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lisbon is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• New Era
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • New Era is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
• Royville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Royville is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
• Swan
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Swan is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan

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

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

• Albion, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Laotto to Albion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 116 miles [186.7 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 461 miles [741.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'