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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 Port Mitchell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Mitchell 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 Port Mitchell:
- 41.361606, -85.441766
- 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 Port Mitchell
- 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Since Port Mitchell is near Whitley County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Port Mitchell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Mitchell ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bakertown is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Buttermilk Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buttermilk Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Point
- Cedar Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Eagle Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Enchanted Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Enchanted Hills is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Green Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highbanks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highbanks is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbanks
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Marineland Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marineland Gardens is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland Gardens
- Rome City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swan is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Wolf Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellowbanks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks
How Far From Port Mitchell 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 Port Mitchell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Port Mitchell and extending to:
- Albion, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Port Mitchell to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Port Mitchell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Port Mitchell 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 Port Mitchell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3616, Longitude: -85.4418 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.003 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.625 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.653 degrees. |
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