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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 Toronto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Toronto 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 Toronto:
- 39.781703, -87.495575
- 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 Toronto
- 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 Vermillion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
- Since Toronto is near Edgar County and also Parke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parke 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 Toronto
Communities Also Named Toronto ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Toronto.
Within Indiana, the name Toronto is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Toronto, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Toronto [Jefferson County].
- Florida
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Toronto [Orange County].
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- This Toronto is located in Sangamon County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the west of the Toronto that is located in Vermillion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Toronto.
- Iowa
- Clinton County
- This Toronto is located in Clinton County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Toronto that is located in Vermillion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Toronto.
- Kansas
- Woodson County
- This Toronto is located in Woodson County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Toronto that is located in Vermillion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodson County community of Toronto.
- Missouri
- Camden County
- This Toronto is located in Camden County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Toronto that is located in Vermillion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Toronto.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Toronto is located in Jefferson County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<2> to the east of the Toronto that is located in Vermillion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Toronto.
- Ontario
- This Toronto lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Toronto that is located in Vermillion County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Toronto lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Toronto that is located in Vermillion County.
- South Dakota
- Deuel County
- This Toronto is located in Deuel County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Toronto that is located in Vermillion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Toronto.
- Texas
- Brewster County
- This Toronto is located in Brewster County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Toronto that is located in Vermillion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brewster County community of Toronto.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- - New South Wales
- Distance: 9,171 miles [14,759.3 km]<2> to the west
- Open a Google Map centered on Toronto
- Colombia
- - Cordoba
- Distance: 2,292 miles [3,688.6 km]<2> to the south southeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Toronto
- - Antioquia
- Distance: 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km] to the south southeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Toronto
- Tanzania
- - Tanga
- Distance: 8,287 miles [13,336.6 km]<2> to the east northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Toronto
Curious and Interesting Names Near Toronto ...
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.
- Bono
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bono is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Dana
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Early Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Early Station is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Station
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Montezuma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montezuma Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montezuma Station is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma Station
- Quaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quaker is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
- Randall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Randall is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Raven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Summit Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
How Far From Toronto 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 community such as Toronto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Toronto and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Vermillion County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Toronto to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Toronto 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. |
| <2> | 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- Toronto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Toronto 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 Toronto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7817, Longitude: -87.4956 In this case, the coordinates for Toronto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.34 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.925 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.089 degrees. |
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