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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 Northwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwood Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 Northwood Park:
- 41.528650, -87.048920
- 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 Northwood Park
- 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 Porter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Porter County
- Since Northwood Park is near LaPorte County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Northwood Park
Communities Also Named Northwood Park ...
We found four communities that are also named Northwood Park.
Within Indiana, the name Northwood Park is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Northwood Park is located in Lauderdale County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the south of the Northwood Park that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Northwood Park.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Northwood Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northwood Park that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Northwood Park.
- Ohio
- Pickaway County
- This Northwood Park is located in Pickaway County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northwood Park that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Northwood Park.
- Ontario
- This Northwood Park lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northwood Park that is located in Porter County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwood Park ...
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.
- Chesterton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edgewater is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Forest Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Oaks is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Graham Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Graham Woods is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Woods
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lincoln Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Long Lake Island
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long Lake Island is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Island
- McCool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCool is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Meadowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Side
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Side is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
How Far From Northwood Park 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 Northwood Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northwood Park and extending to:
- Valparaiso, which is the Seat of Porter County, lies just to the South.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Northwood Park to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northwood Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Northwood Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5286, Longitude: -87.0489 In this case, the coordinates for Northwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.052 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.844 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.382 degrees. |
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