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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 Sunrise Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunrise Beach 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 Sunrise Beach:
- 41.402825, -85.686654
- 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 Sunrise Beach
- 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 Kosciusko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko County
- Since Sunrise Beach is near Noble County and also Elkhart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Sunrise Beach
Communities Also Named Sunrise Beach ...
We found eight communities that are also named Sunrise Beach.
Within Indiana, the name Sunrise Beach is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Sunrise Beach lies 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Kosciusko County.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Kosciusko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Sunrise Beach.
- Missouri
- Camden County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Camden County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Kosciusko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Sunrise Beach.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Kosciusko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Sunrise Beach.
- North Carolina
- Catawba County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Kosciusko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Sunrise Beach.
- Ontario
- This Sunrise Beach lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Kosciusko County.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Pierce County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Kosciusko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Sunrise Beach.
- Thurston County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km] to the west northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Kosciusko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Sunrise Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise Beach ...
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.
- Between-The-Lakes Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buttermilk Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buttermilk Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Point
- Cedar Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Eagle Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Enchanted Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Enchanted Hills is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Forest Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Highbanks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highbanks is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbanks
- Indian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Marineland Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marineland Gardens is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland Gardens
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Pickwick Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pickwick Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Park
- Silver Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
- South Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Yellowbanks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks
How Far From Sunrise Beach 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 Sunrise Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunrise Beach and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Kosciusko County, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Sunrise Beach to Warsaw, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sunrise Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sunrise Beach 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 Sunrise Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4028, Longitude: -85.6867 In this case, the coordinates for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.162 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.811 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.758 degrees. |
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