Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Wa-Will-Away Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wa-Will-Away Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wa-Will-Away Park

• 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 Wa-Will-Away Park:
  • 41.290045, -85.778045
  • 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 Wa-Will-Away Park

• 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 Kosciusko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko County
  • Since Wa-Will-Away Park is near Noble County and also Whitley 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 Whitley 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 Wa-Will-Away Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wa-Will-Away Park ...

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.

• Between-The-Lakes Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Between-The-Lakes Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between-The-Lakes Park
• Eagle Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Forest Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Forest Glen is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
• Island Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Island Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
• Lakeview Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
• Leesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leesburg is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <1>
• Mineral Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Silver Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Silver Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
• Stoneburner Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stoneburner Landing is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneburner Landing
• Stony Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stony Ridge is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
• Yellowbanks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks

How Far From Wa-Will-Away Park 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 Wa-Will-Away Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wa-Will-Away Park and extending to:

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Kosciusko County, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Wa-Will-Away Park to Warsaw, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'