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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 Saint John, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint John and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saint John:
    • 41.449975, -87.470187
    • 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 Saint John
  • 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 Saint John ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Saint John.

There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Saint John.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Warrick County
      • This Saint John is located in Warrick County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the south of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Saint John.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Glenn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Saint John [Glenn County].
    • Kansas
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Saint John [Franklin County].
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Saint John [Logan County].
      • Stafford County
      • This Saint John is located in Stafford County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Saint John.
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This Saint John is located in Hardin County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Saint John.
    • Louisiana
      • Lafourche Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Saint John [Lafourche Parish].
      • Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Saint John [Saint John the Baptist Parish].
      • Saint Martin Parish
      • This Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Martin Parish community of Saint John.
      • Tensas Parish
      • This Saint John is located in Tensas Parish and lies 704 miles [1,133 km] to the south southwest of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Saint John.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Saint John is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Saint John.
    • Missouri
      • Pulaski County
      • This Saint John is located in Pulaski County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Saint John.
      • Putnam County
      • This Saint John is located in Putnam County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the west of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Saint John.
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Saint John is located in Saint Louis County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the southwest of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Saint John.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Saint John lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
    • North Carolina
      • Hertford County
      • This Saint John is located in Hertford County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hertford County community of Saint John.
    • North Dakota
      • Rolette County
      • This Saint John is located in Rolette County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rolette County community of Saint John.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Saint John [Darke County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Saint John.
    • Tennessee
      • Clay County
      • This Saint John is located in Clay County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Saint John.
      • Haywood County
      • This Saint John is located in Haywood County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km] to the south southwest of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Saint John.
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This Saint John is located in Fayette County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Saint John.
    • Utah
      • Tooele County
      • This Saint John is located in Tooele County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the west of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Saint John.
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Saint John is located in Clark County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Saint John.
      • Whitman County
      • This Saint John is located in Whitman County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km] to the west northwest of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Saint John.
    • Wisconsin
      • Calumet County
      • This Saint John is located in Calumet County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the north of the Saint John that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Saint John.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint John ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lake <5>
  • Cook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Cook is located in Lake County
  • Crown Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dyer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Dyer is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <5>
  • Hartsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
    • Hartsdale is located in Lake County
  • Independence Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Hill
    • Independence Hill is located in Lake County
  • Liberty Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
    • Liberty Park is located in Lake County
  • Lincoln Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
  • Lottaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lottaville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
    • Lottaville is located in Lake County
  • Munster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Munster is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <5>
  • Willowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Willowbrook is located in Will County (IL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowbrook <5>

How Far From Saint John 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 town such as Saint John to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Crown Point, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Saint John to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>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 577 miles [928.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Saint John: www.stjohnin.com/

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint John) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint John. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4500, Longitude: -87.4702    
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Saint John 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint John, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Saint John to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.33 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.15 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.611 degrees.




 

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