Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Larwill:
  • 41.179915, -85.624396
  • 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 Larwill

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Larwill ...

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.

• Between-The-Lakes Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Between-The-Lakes Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between-The-Lakes Park
• Eagle Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Highbanks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Highbanks is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbanks
• Island Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Island Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
• Lakeview Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
• Liberty Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Liberty Mills
  • From Larwill to Liberty Mills
• Mineral Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Peabody
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Peabody is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
• Stoneburner Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoneburner Landing is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneburner Landing
• Walnut Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Corners is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corners
• Yellowbanks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Larwill and extending to:

• Columbia City, which is the Seat of Whitley County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Larwill to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 480 miles [772.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'