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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 Turkey Creek Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turkey Creek Meadows 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 Turkey Creek Meadows:
- 41.495314, -87.343370
- 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 Turkey Creek Meadows
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Turkey Creek Meadows is near Porter County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Porter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Turkey Creek Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turkey Creek Meadows ...
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.
- Black Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Crown Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gerry Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gerry Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry Park
- Glen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Independence Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Hill
- Liberty Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Lincoln Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Liverpool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Lottaville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Merrillville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Turkey Creek Meadows 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 Turkey Creek Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Turkey Creek Meadows and extending to:
- Crown Point, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the South.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Turkey Creek Meadows 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 572 miles [920.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Turkey Creek Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Turkey Creek Meadows 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 Turkey Creek Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4953, Longitude: -87.3434 In this case, the coordinates for Turkey Creek Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.246 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.061 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.536 degrees. |
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