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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 Walkerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walkerton 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 Walkerton:
- 41.466214, -86.482303
- 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 Walkerton
- 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 Saint Joseph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- Since Walkerton is near Starke County and also LaPorte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Starke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte 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 Walkerton
Communities Also Named Walkerton ...
We found four communities that are also named Walkerton.
Within Indiana, the name Walkerton is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saint Clair County
- This Walkerton is located in Saint Clair County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the south of the Walkerton that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Walkerton.
- Ontario
- This Walkerton lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Walkerton that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- Texas
- Williamson County
- This Walkerton is located in Williamson County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Walkerton that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Walkerton.
- Virginia
- King and Queen County
- This Walkerton is located in King and Queen County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Walkerton that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King and Queen County community of Walkerton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkerton ...
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.
- Fish Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Lake is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
- Grovertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Kingsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Lakeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Linkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pine Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Station is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Station
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Union Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Center is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
How Far From Walkerton 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 town such as Walkerton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walkerton and extending to:
- South Bend, which is the Seat of Saint Joseph County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walkerton to South Bend, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Walkerton) 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 Walkerton 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 Walkerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4662, Longitude: -86.4823 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.681 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.124 degrees. |
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