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

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fort Wayne
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Fort Wayne ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
  • Dearborn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,066 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Park <3>
  • Melvindale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Springwells
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
    • Springwells is located in Wayne County
    • Former name for Springwells:
    • Fordson
  • Twin Sandwich
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Sandwich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sandwich

How Far From Fort Wayne to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Wayne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Wayne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Wayne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2995, Longitude: -83.0960       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Wayne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Fort Wayne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.458 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.007 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.212 degrees.




 

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