Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ormas:
  • 41.295297, -85.546007
  • 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 Ormas

• 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 Whitley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley County
  • Since Ormas is near Noble County and also Kosciusko County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko 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 Ormas

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ormas ...

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.

• Buttermilk Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Buttermilk Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Point
• Cedar Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Eagle Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Enchanted Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Enchanted Hills is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Green Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Green Center is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Green Center
  • From Ormas to Green Center
• Highbanks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Highbanks is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbanks
• Indian Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Village is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Lakeview Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
• Marineland Gardens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marineland Gardens is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland Gardens
• Wolf Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wolf Lake
  • From Ormas to Wolf Lake
• Yellowbanks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks

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

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

• Columbia City, which is the Seat of Whitley County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ormas to Columbia City, with an average speed<2> 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 110 miles [177 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 478 miles [769.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'