Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sedan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sedan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sedan
- 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 Sedan:
- 41.436439, -85.099414
- 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 Sedan
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Sedan is near Steuben County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Sedan ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Sedan.
Within Indiana, the name Sedan is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Chautauqua County
- This Sedan is located in Chautauqua County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sedan that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Sedan.
- Phillips 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 Sedan [Phillips County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nuckolls County
- This Sedan is located in Nuckolls County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<2> to the west of the Sedan that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nuckolls County community of Sedan.
- Scotts Bluff County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Scotts Bluff County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotts Bluff County community of Sedan.
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sedan ...
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.
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
- Cedar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Forest Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Steuben County
- Gravel Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Island Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Island Park is located in Steuben County
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Meadow Shores Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Shores Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Shores Park
- Meadow Shores Park is located in Steuben County
- Moonlight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - New Era
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Ramblewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ramblewood is located in LaGrange County
- Shady Nook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Nook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
- Shady Nook is located in LaGrange County
- Swan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Tall Timbers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Tall Timbers is located in LaGrange County
- Turkey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Woodland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in LaGrange County
- Pleasant Lake
How Far From Sedan 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 Sedan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sedan and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sedan 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,720 miles [7,596.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sedan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 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 Sedan 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 from Point A (ie- Sedan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sedan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4364, Longitude: -85.0994 In this case, the coordinates for Sedan 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 Sedan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Sedan 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 312.78 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.381 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.465 degrees. |