Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Range Line:
  • 41.269481, -87.276144
  • 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 Range Line

• 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Since Range Line is near Porter County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Porter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Range Line

Curious and Interesting Names Near Range Line ...

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.

• Cedar Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lake <1>
• Crown Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <1>
• Deer Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Deer Creek is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
• Deer Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Park is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Forest City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Forest City is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
• Hebron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <1>
• Leroy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Leroy is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Orchard Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Orchard Grove is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
• Porter Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
• Roselawn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Roselawn is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
• Shady Lawn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Lawn is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lawn
• Stoutsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Range Line and extending to:

• Crown Point, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Range Line to Crown Point, with an average speed<3> 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 564 miles [907.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'