Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Halfway:
  • 40.490590, -87.065847
  • 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 Old Halfway

• 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 Tippecanoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tippecanoe County
  • Since Old Halfway is near Benton County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Old Halfway

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Halfway ...

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.

• Badger Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Badger Grove is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Grove
• Cairo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cairo is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Crumb Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Crumb Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumb Corner
• Green Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Green Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Meadows is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Happy Hollow Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Happy Hollow Heights is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow Heights
• Indian Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Octagon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Octagon is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
• Round Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Round Grove is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove

How Far From Old Halfway to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Old Halfway to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lafayette, which is the Seat of Tippecanoe County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Halfway to Lafayette, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'