Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Scott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scott and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Scott
- 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 Scott:
- 41.733662, -85.556929
- 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 Scott
- 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 LaGrange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for LaGrange County
- Since Scott is near Saint Joseph County and also Elkhart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- eBird sighting report for Elkhart 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 Scott ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Scott.
Within Indiana, the name Scott is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 33 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Habersham 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 Georgia community of Scott [Habersham County].
- Johnson County
- This Scott is located in Johnson County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Scott that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Scott.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Noble 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 Scott [Noble County].
- Van Wert County
- This Scott is located in Van Wert County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Scott that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Wert County community of Scott.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Scott lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Scott that is located in LaGrange County.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Scott lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Scott that is located in LaGrange County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Scott lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Scott that is located in LaGrange County.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Scott is located in Beaufort County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Scott that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Scott.
- Edgefield 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 South Carolina community of Scott [Edgefield County].
- Marlboro County
- This Scott is located in Marlboro County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the southeast of the Scott that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Scott.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Adams 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 Washington community of Scott [Adams County].
- Klickitat 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 Washington community of Scott [Klickitat County].
- Walla Walla County
- This Scott is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Scott that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Scott.
- West Virginia
- Braxton 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 West Virginia community of Scott [Braxton County].
- Putnam 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 West Virginia community of Scott [Putnam County].
- Wood 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 West Virginia community of Scott [Wood County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scott ...
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.
- Breezy Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Beach
- Breezy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Emma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Fawn River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Honeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Honeyville is located in LaGrange County
- Klingers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Sandy Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Sandy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Star Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in LaGrange County
- White Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
- White Pigeon is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,521 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Pigeon <5>
How Far From Scott to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Scott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scott and extending to:
- LaGrange, which is the Seat of LaGrange County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scott to LaGrange, with an average speed<6> 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 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scott. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for LaGrange County: www.lagrangecounty.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 Scott 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Scott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7337, Longitude: -85.5569 In this case, the coordinates for Scott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Scott, 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 Scott 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 313.072 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.757 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.593 degrees. |