Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wawasee:
  • 41.423937, -85.695821
  • 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 Wawasee

• 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 Wawasee is near Noble County and also Elkhart 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 Elkhart 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 Wawasee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wawasee ...

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.

• Buttermilk Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Buttermilk Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Point
• Cedar Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Enchanted Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Enchanted Hills is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
• Indian Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Village is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Marineland Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Marineland Gardens is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland Gardens
• Pickwick Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pickwick Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Park
• South Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • South Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
• Sunrise Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunrise Beach is located in Kosciusko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wawasee and extending to:

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Kosciusko County, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Wawasee to Warsaw, with an average speed<2>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 4 days.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 116 miles [186.7 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 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'