Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Liberty Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Liberty Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Liberty Mills
- 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 Liberty Mills:
- 41.033656, -85.735818
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Liberty Mills
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Wabash County
- Since Liberty Mills is near Whitley County and also Kosciusko County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Whitley County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Liberty Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Liberty Mills.
Within Indiana, the name Liberty Mills is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Liberty Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Orange County
- This Liberty Mills is located in Orange County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Liberty Mills that is located in Wabash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Liberty Mills.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Liberty Mills ...
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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Bracken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Claypool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claypool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Claypool is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claypool <3>
- Goblesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Luther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Peabody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Silver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <3>
- Stockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Walnut Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corners
- Walnut Corners is located in Whitley County
How Far From Liberty Mills 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 Liberty Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Liberty Mills and extending to:
- Wabash, which is the Seat of Wabash County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Liberty Mills to Wabash, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 90 miles [144.8 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Liberty Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Liberty Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Liberty Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0337, Longitude: -85.7358 In this case, the coordinates for Liberty Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Liberty Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.199 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.80 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.894 degrees. |