Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Allenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allenton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Allenton
- 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 Allenton:
- 41.766438, -85.974724
- 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 Allenton
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Allenton is near Elkhart County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Elkhart County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Allenton ...
We found seven communities that share the name Allenton.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Allenton.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allenton ...
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.
- Dailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - De Camp Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Camp Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Camp Gardens
- De Camp Gardens is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Diamond Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Shores
- Diamond Shores is located in Cass County
- Eagle Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Eagle Point is located in Cass County
- Edwardsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
- Edwardsburg is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsburg <4>
- Elkhart
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
- Elkhart is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <4>
- Garden Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Spring Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
- Spring Beach is located in Cass County
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Cass County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
How Far From Allenton 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 Allenton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allenton and extending to:
- Cassopolis, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Allenton to Cassopolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 98 miles [157.7 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allenton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cass County: www.casscountymi.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allenton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7664, Longitude: -85.9747 In this case, the coordinates for Allenton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Allenton 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Allenton 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 313.344 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.072 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.786 degrees. |