Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Potawatomi Inn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potawatomi Inn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Potawatomi Inn
- 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 Potawatomi Inn:
- 41.703939, -85.022465
- 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 Potawatomi Inn
- 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Since Potawatomi Inn is near Branch County and also LaGrange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Branch County
- eBird sighting report for LaGrange 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potawatomi Inn ...
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.
- Canada Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Crooked Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake
- Crooked Lake is located in Steuben County
- Flint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Glen Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Kinderhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinderhook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kinderhook is located in Branch County (MI)
- Lake James
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake James
- Lake James is located in Steuben County
- Nevada Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County
- Panama
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Potawatomi Inn 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 Potawatomi Inn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Potawatomi Inn and extending to:
- Angola, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Potawatomi Inn to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 462 miles [743.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Potawatomi Inn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Steuben County: www.co.steuben.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Potawatomi Inn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Potawatomi Inn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7039, Longitude: -85.0225 In this case, the coordinates for Potawatomi Inn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Potawatomi Inn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.724 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.357 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.343 degrees. |