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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 Walker Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walker Park 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 Walker Park:
- 41.329490, -85.753322
- 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 Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker Park
Communities Also Named Walker Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Walker Park.
Within Indiana, the name Walker Park is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Walker Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Walton County
- This Walker Park is located in Walton County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Walker Park that is located in Kosciusko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Walker Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walker 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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eagle Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Glen is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Highbanks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highbanks is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbanks
- Island Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Island Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Lakeview Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
- Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marineland Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marineland Gardens is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland Gardens
- Mineral Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Silver Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Silver Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
- Stoneburner Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stoneburner Landing is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneburner Landing
- Stony Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stony Ridge is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Yellowbanks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks
How Far From Walker Park 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 Walker Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walker Park and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Kosciusko County, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Walker 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 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 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,752 miles [7,647.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walker Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Walker Park 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 Walker Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3295, Longitude: -85.7533 In this case, the coordinates for Walker Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.206 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.851 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.813 degrees. |
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