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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 Wawpecong, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wawpecong 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 Wawpecong:
- 40.578373, -86.042212
- 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 Wawpecong
- 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 Miami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Since Wawpecong is near Howard County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Wawpecong
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wawpecong ...
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.
- Amboy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- College Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- College Corner is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flora is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Hemlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Indian Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Onward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Vermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
How Far From Wawpecong to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wawpecong to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wawpecong and extending to:
- Peru, which is the Seat of Miami County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wawpecong to Peru, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the east (E). 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 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wawpecong) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wawpecong 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 Wawpecong. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5784, Longitude: -86.0422 In this case, the coordinates for Wawpecong have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.401 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.965 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.176 degrees. |
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