Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Wakeville Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wakeville Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wakeville Village

• 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 Wakeville Village:
  • 41.463105, -85.256920
  • 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 Wakeville Village

• 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
  • Since Wakeville Village is near LaGrange County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for LaGrange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Wakeville Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wakeville Village ...

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.

• Gravel Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Lakeview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lisbon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lisbon is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Ramblewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ramblewood is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
• Rome City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rome City is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome City <1>
• Shady Nook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shady Nook is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
• Tall Timbers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tall Timbers is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
• Turkey Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
• Woodland Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Park is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Wakeville Village 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 Wakeville Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wakeville Village and extending to:

• Albion, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wakeville Village to Albion, with an average speed<3> 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 468 miles [753.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'