Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Packerton:
  • 41.116434, -85.797488
  • 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 Packerton

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

Communities Also Named Packerton ...

We found one communities that are also named Packerton.

Within Indiana, the name Packerton is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Carbon County
    • This Packerton is located in Carbon County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the east of the Packerton that is located in Kosciusko County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Packerton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Packerton ...

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.

• Beaver Dam
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
• Bracken
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bracken is located in Huntington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
• Claypool
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Claypool is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claypool <2>
• Island Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Island Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
• Lakeview Spring
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
• Liberty Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
• Palestine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Palestine is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Silver Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Lake is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <2>
• Stoneburner Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Stoneburner Landing is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneburner Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Packerton and extending to:

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Kosciusko County, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Packerton to Warsaw, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'