Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Wayne:
  • 42.299483, -83.096033
  • 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 Fort Wayne

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Fort Wayne is near Macomb County and also Oakland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macomb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oakland 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 Fort Wayne

Communities Also Named Fort Wayne ...

We found one communities that are also named Fort Wayne.

Within Michigan, the name Fort Wayne is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Fort Wayne in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Allen County
    • This Fort Wayne is located in Allen County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fort Wayne that is located in Wayne County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Fort Wayne.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Wayne ...

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.

• Bridgeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
• Dearborn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dearborn is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <2>
• Lincoln Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Park <2>
• Melvindale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Melvindale is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvindale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvindale <2>
• Oliver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Roseland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Sandwich
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
• Springwells
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Springwells is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
  • Former name for Springwells:
  • Fordson
• Twin Sandwich
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sandwich

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Wayne and extending to:

• Detroit, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Wayne to Lansing, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'