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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 Topeka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Topeka 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 Topeka:
- 41.539418, -85.539389
- 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 Topeka
- 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 LaGrange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaGrange County
- Since Topeka 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 Topeka
Communities Also Named Topeka ...
We found six communities that are also named Topeka.
Within Indiana, the name Topeka is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Mason County
- This Topeka is located in Mason County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Topeka that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Topeka.
- Kansas
- Shawnee County
- This Topeka is located in Shawnee County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Topeka that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Topeka.
- Kentucky
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Topeka [Union County].
- Minnesota
- Morrison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Topeka [Morrison County].
- Mississippi
- Lawrence County
- This Topeka is located in Lawrence County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Topeka that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Topeka.
- Oklahoma
- Noble County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Topeka [Noble County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Topeka ...
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.
- Buttermilk Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buttermilk Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Point
- Cedar Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Emma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Emma is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Enchanted Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enchanted Hills is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Honeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Honeyville is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Marineland Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marineland Gardens is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland Gardens
- Pickwick Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pickwick Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Park
- Plato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rome City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Stony Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Sunrise Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Twin Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Valentine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Topeka to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Topeka to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Topeka and extending to:
- LaGrange, which is the Seat of LaGrange County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Topeka to LaGrange, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,734 miles [7,618.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Topeka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Topeka 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Topeka 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 Topeka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5394, Longitude: -85.5394 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.064 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.72 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.645 degrees. |
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