Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rolling Prairie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Prairie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rolling Prairie
- 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 Rolling Prairie:
- 41.674307, -86.616047
- 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 Rolling Prairie
- 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 LaPorte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- Since Rolling Prairie is near Saint Joseph County and also Berrien County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- eBird sighting report for Berrien 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
Communities Also Named Rolling Prairie ...
We found two communities that share the name Rolling Prairie.
Within Indiana, the name Rolling Prairie is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Lane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rolling Prairie [Lane County].
- Wisconsin
- Dodge County
- This Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Rolling Prairie that is located in LaPorte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Rolling Prairie.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Prairie ...
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.
- Door Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Door Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Fish Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Gordon Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Beach
- Gordon Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Grand Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Hicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Hooks Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Hooks Corner is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Kingsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Orchard Highlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Highlands
- Orchard Highlands is located in LaPorte County
- Three Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Oaks <4>
- Union Pier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Pier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Pier
- Union Pier is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Pier <4>
How Far From Rolling Prairie 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 Rolling Prairie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rolling Prairie and extending to:
- La Porte, which is the Seat of LaPorte County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Rolling Prairie to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rolling Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for LaPorte County: www.laportecounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Rolling Prairie could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rolling Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rolling Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6743, Longitude: -86.6160 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rolling Prairie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.766 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.539 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.127 degrees. |