Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Olive, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olive and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Olive
- 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 Olive:
- 41.700046, -86.448071
- 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 Olive
- 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 Saint Joseph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- Since Olive is near LaPorte County and also Berrien County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- eBird sighting report for Berrien 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 Olive ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Olive.
Within Indiana, the name Olive is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Dallas County
- This Olive is located in Dallas County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Olive that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Olive.
- Saint Louis City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Olive [Saint Louis City].
- Montana
- Missoula County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Olive [Missoula County].
- Powder River County
- This Olive is located in Powder River County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Olive that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powder River County community of Olive.
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Olive [Lawrence County].
- Noble County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Olive [Noble County].
- Oklahoma
- Bryan County
- This Olive is located in Bryan County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Olive that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Olive.
- Creek County
- This Olive is located in Creek County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the west southwest of the Olive that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Olive.
- Ontario
- This Olive lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Olive that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Olive is located in Caroline County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Olive that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Olive.
- Culpeper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Olive [Culpeper County].
- Portsmouth City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Olive [Portsmouth City].
- Spotsylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Olive [Spotsylvania County].
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This Olive is located in Harrison County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Olive that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Olive.
- Pocahontas County
- This Olive is located in Pocahontas County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east southeast of the Olive that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Olive.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olive ...
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.
- Bakertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Chain-O-Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain-O-Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Saint Joseph County
- Fish Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Hicks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hillside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Maple Lane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lane
- Maple Lane is located in Saint Joseph County
- Nutwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Rolling Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
- Rolling Prairie is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Prairie <6>
- Roseland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Three Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Oaks <6>
How Far From Olive 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 Olive to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olive and extending to:
- South Bend, which is the Seat of Saint Joseph County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Olive to South Bend, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olive. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Joseph County: www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Olive) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olive. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7000, Longitude: -86.4481 In this case, the coordinates for Olive have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Olive 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Olive to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.656 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.417 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.037 degrees. |