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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Webster:
    • 41.324003, -85.697855
    • 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 North Webster
  • 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 North Webster ...

We found one communities that share the name North Webster.

Within Indiana, the name North Webster is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named North Webster in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of North Webster [Westmoreland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Webster ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Between-The-Lakes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between-The-Lakes Park
    • Between-The-Lakes Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Buttermilk Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttermilk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Point
    • Buttermilk Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Eagle Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
    • Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Forest Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
    • Forest Glen is located in Kosciusko County
  • Highbanks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbanks
    • Highbanks is located in Kosciusko County
  • Indian Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Noble County
  • Lakeview Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
    • Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
  • Marineland Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marineland Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland Gardens
    • Marineland Gardens is located in Kosciusko County
  • Mineral Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County
  • Silver Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
    • Silver Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Stoneburner Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneburner Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneburner Landing
    • Stoneburner Landing is located in Kosciusko County
  • Stony Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
    • Stony Ridge is located in Kosciusko County
  • Yellowbanks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks
    • Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in North Webster and extending to:

  • Warsaw, which is the Seat of Kosciusko County, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<3> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from North Webster to Warsaw, with an average speed<4>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.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 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 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Webster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kosciusko County: www.kcgov.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 North Webster 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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Webster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Webster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3240, Longitude: -85.6979       In this case, the coordinates for North Webster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 North Webster 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 313.17 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.81 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.788 degrees.




 

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