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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 Wyandot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyandot 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 Wyandot:
- 40.345314, -86.749451
- 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 Wyandot
- 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 Tippecanoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tippecanoe County
- Since Wyandot is near Clinton County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Wyandot
Communities Also Named Wyandot ...
We found two communities that are also named Wyandot.
Within Indiana, the name Wyandot is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Wyandot County
- This Wyandot is located in Wyandot County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the east of the Wyandot that is located in Tippecanoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Wyandot.
- Ontario
- This Wyandot lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wyandot that is located in Tippecanoe County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyandot ...
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.
- Battle Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crumb Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crumb Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumb Corner
- Edna Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Fickle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Happy Hollow Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Hollow Heights is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow Heights
- Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Monitor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Monitor is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shadeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Woodside Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodside Park is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
How Far From Wyandot 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 Wyandot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wyandot and extending to:
- Lafayette, which is the Seat of Tippecanoe County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Wyandot to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 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- Wyandot) 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 Wyandot 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 Wyandot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3453, Longitude: -86.7495 In this case, the coordinates for Wyandot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.859 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.455 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.58 degrees. |
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