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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 Wayne Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wayne Center 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 Wayne Center:
- 41.481717, -85.250808
- 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 Wayne Center
- 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 Wayne Center is near LaGrange County and also Steuben 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 Steuben 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 Wayne Center
Communities Also Named Wayne Center ...
We found two communities that are also named Wayne Center.
Within Indiana, the name Wayne Center is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This Wayne Center is located in DuPage County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wayne Center that is located in Noble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Wayne Center.
- New York
- Wayne County
- This Wayne Center is located in Wayne County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wayne Center that is located in Noble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Wayne Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wayne Center ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Ramblewood
(4 miles [6.4 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)
- Shady Nook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Nook is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
- Tall Timbers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tall Timbers is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Turkey Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Woodland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Park is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Wayne Center 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 Wayne Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wayne Center and extending to:
- Albion, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wayne Center 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 127 miles [204.4 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 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wayne Center) 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 Wayne Center 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 Wayne Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4817, Longitude: -85.2508 In this case, the coordinates for Wayne Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.877 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.499 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.523 degrees. |
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