Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Niles:
  • 41.854167, -86.243056
  • 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 North Niles

• 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
  • Since North Niles is near Cass County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph 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 North Niles

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Niles ...

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.

• Bakertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bakertown is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
• Dailey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dailey is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
• Edwardsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Edwardsburg is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsburg <1>
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hartman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hartman is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
• Indian Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Indian Lake is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
• Indian Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
• Maple Lane
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Maple Lane is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lane
• Roseland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people

How Far From North Niles 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 North Niles to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Niles to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving 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 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,749 miles [7,642.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'