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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 Tee Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tee Lake 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 Tee Lake:
- 41.716987, -86.690024
- 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 Tee Lake
- 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 Tee Lake is near Berrien County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph 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 Tee Lake
Communities Also Named Tee Lake ...
We found one communities that are also named Tee Lake.
Within Indiana, the name Tee Lake is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Tee Lake in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Tee Lake lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tee Lake that is located in LaPorte County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tee Lake ...
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.
- Duneland Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duneland Beach is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Beach
- Gordon Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gordon Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Beach
- Grand Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Hicks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hicks is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hooks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hooks Corner is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Long Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orchard Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orchard Highlands is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Highlands
- Rolling Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Three Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trail Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Union Pier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Tee Lake 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 Tee Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tee Lake and extending to:
- La Porte, which is the Seat of LaPorte County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Tee Lake 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tee Lake) 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 Tee Lake 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 Tee Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7170, Longitude: -86.6900 In this case, the coordinates for Tee Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.814 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.60 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.15 degrees. |
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