Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tri-Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tri-Lakes and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tri-Lakes

• 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 Tri-Lakes:
  • 41.245719, -85.443383
  • 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 Tri-Lakes

• 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 Whitley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley County
  • Since Tri-Lakes is near Noble County and also Allen 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 Allen 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 Tri-Lakes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tri-Lakes ...

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.

• Allen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Allen is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Bakertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bakertown is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
• Eagle Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Green Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Center is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Green Center
  • From Tri-Lakes to Green Center
• Highbanks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Highbanks is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbanks
• Indian Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Village is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Lakeview Spring
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
• Peabody
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Peabody is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
• Swan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Swan is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
• Walnut Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Corners is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corners
• Wolf Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wolf Lake
  • From Tri-Lakes to Wolf Lake
• Yellowbanks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks

How Far From Tri-Lakes 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 Tri-Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tri-Lakes and extending to:

• Columbia City, which is the Seat of Whitley County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Tri-Lakes to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 472 miles [759.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'