Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lincoln Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lincoln Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lincoln Village
- 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 Lincoln Village:
- 41.474203, -87.381981
- 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 Lincoln Village
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Lincoln Village is near Will County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Will County
- eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Lincoln Village ...
We found six communities that share the name Lincoln Village.
Within Indiana, the name Lincoln Village is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Lincoln Village is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,756 miles [2,826 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln Village that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Lincoln Village.
- Sacramento County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Lincoln Village [Sacramento County].
- San Joaquin County
- This Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,806 miles [2,906.5 km] to the west of the Lincoln Village that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Lincoln Village.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lincoln Village that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Lincoln Village.
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- This Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lincoln Village that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Lincoln Village.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln Village that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Lincoln Village.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lincoln Village ...
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.
- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Crown Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Crown Point is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <4>
- Gerry Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry Park
- Gerry Park is located in Lake County
- Glen Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Hartsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
- Independence Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Hill
- Independence Hill is located in Lake County
- Liberty Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Liberty Park is located in Lake County
- Lottaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lottaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Merrillville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
- Merrillville is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <4>
- Shady Lawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lawn
- Shady Lawn is located in Lake County
- Turkey Creek Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Meadows
- Turkey Creek Meadows is located in Lake County
How Far From Lincoln Village 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 Lincoln Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lincoln Village and extending to:
- Crown Point, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Lincoln Village to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 573 miles [922.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lincoln Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lincoln Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincoln Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4742, Longitude: -87.3820 In this case, the coordinates for Lincoln Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Lincoln Village 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lincoln Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.272 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.087 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.561 degrees. |