Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Witmer Manor:
  • 41.537550, -85.386368
  • 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 Witmer Manor

• 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 LaGrange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for LaGrange County
  • Since Witmer Manor is near Noble County and also Steuben 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 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 Witmer Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Witmer Manor ...

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.

• Emma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Emma is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Gravel Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Lakeview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Plato
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Plato is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
• Ramblewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ramblewood is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
• Rome City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rome City is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome City <1>
• Shady Nook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Shady Nook is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
• Tall Timbers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tall Timbers is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
• Valentine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Valentine is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
• Woodland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Park is located in LaGrange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Witmer Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Witmer Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Witmer Manor and extending to:

• LaGrange, which is the Seat of LaGrange County, lies just to the North.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Witmer Manor to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 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 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'