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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 Sedley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sedley and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sedley:
- 41.488649, -87.157533
- 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 Sedley
- 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 Porter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Porter County
- Since Sedley is near Lake County and also LaPorte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte 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 Sedley
Communities Also Named Sedley ...
We found two communities that are also named Sedley.
Within Indiana, the name Sedley is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Sedley lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sedley that is located in Porter County.
- Virginia
- Southampton County
- This Sedley is located in Southampton County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sedley that is located in Porter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Sedley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sedley ...
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.
- Deep River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Deer Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Edgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edgewater is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Forest Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Oaks is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Gates Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gates Corner is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Eliza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Eliza is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Eliza
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lincoln Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Long Lake Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Lake Island is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Island
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- McCool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McCool is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Portage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Porter Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Smoke Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smoke Corner is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Corner
- Willow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From Sedley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sedley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sedley and extending to:
- Valparaiso, which is the Seat of Porter County, lies just to the East.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Sedley to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>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 562 miles [904.5 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 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Sedley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sedley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sedley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4886, Longitude: -87.1575 In this case, the coordinates for Sedley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.124 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.92 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.447 degrees. |
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