Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Laud:
  • 41.049491, -85.452199
  • 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 Laud

• 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 Laud is near Huntington County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntington 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 Laud

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laud ...

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.

• Bracken
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bracken is located in Huntington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
• Five Points
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Forest Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Forest Ridge is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
• Goblesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Goblesville is located in Huntington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
• Liberty Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Hills is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
• Luther
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Luther is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
• Manor Woods
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Manor Woods is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
• Peabody
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Peabody is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
• Rolling Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Saturn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Saturn is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturn
• Walnut Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Corners is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corners

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

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

• Columbia City, which is the Seat of Whitley County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Laud 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 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'