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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 South Wanatah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Wanatah 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 South Wanatah:
- 41.405874, -86.899191
- 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 South Wanatah
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- Since South Wanatah is near Porter County and also Starke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Porter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Starke 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 South Wanatah
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Wanatah ...
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.
- Edgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- English Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- English Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Lake
- Five Points Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points Corner is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Corner
- Gates Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gates Corner is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
- Hillcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Indian Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hill is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- La Crosse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lincoln Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Long Lake Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lake Island is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Island
- Magee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Pinhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pinhook is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Smoke Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smoke Corner is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Corner
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From South Wanatah 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 South Wanatah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Wanatah and extending to:
- La Porte, which is the Seat of LaPorte County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Wanatah to La Porte, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 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 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Wanatah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 South Wanatah 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 South Wanatah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4059, Longitude: -86.8992 In this case, the coordinates for South Wanatah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.955 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.715 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.345 degrees. |
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