Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Adair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adair and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Adair
- 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 Adair:
- 42.798229, -82.634064
- 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 Adair
- 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Adair is near Macomb County and also Lapeer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Macomb County
- eBird sighting report for Lapeer 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Adair ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Adair.
Within Michigan, the name Adair is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Adair is located in Columbiana County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Adair that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Adair.
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Adair [Monroe County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Swisher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Adair [Swisher County].
- Terry County
- This Adair is located in Terry County and lies 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Adair that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terry County community of Adair.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adair ...
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.
- Anchorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
- Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
- Fair Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <5>
- Marine City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
- Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
- Former names for Marine City:
- Cottrellville
- Marine
- Newport
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <5>
- Mooretown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooretown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooretown <5>
- Muttonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muttonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
- Muttonville is located in Macomb County
- Oil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Perch Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
- Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
- Peters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Peters is located in Saint Clair County
- Rattle Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattle Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
- Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
- Starville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
- Starville is located in Saint Clair County
How Far From Adair 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 Adair to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adair and extending to:
- Port Huron, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Adair to Port Huron, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adair. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Adair could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7982, Longitude: -82.6341 In this case, the coordinates for Adair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Adair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Adair to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.136 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.717 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.81 degrees. |