Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alverno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alverno and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alverno
- 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 Alverno:
- 45.558622, -84.391695
- 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 Alverno
- 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 Cheboygan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cheboygan County
- Since Alverno is near Presque Isle County and also Mackinac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Presque Isle County
- eBird sighting report for Mackinac 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 Alverno ...
We found one communities that share the name Alverno.
Within Michigan, the name Alverno is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Alverno in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alverno ...
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.
- Aloha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Birchwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Cold Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Cheboygan County
- Grace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - High Banks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
- High Banks is located in Cheboygan County
- Long Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
- Orchard Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
- Orchard Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Rainy Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Beach
- Rainy Beach is located in Presque Isle County
- Royal Oak Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oak Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Beach
- Royal Oak Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Silver Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
How Far From Alverno to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alverno to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alverno and extending to:
- Cheboygan, which is the Seat of Cheboygan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Alverno to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alverno. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alverno) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alverno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5586, Longitude: -84.3917 In this case, the coordinates for Alverno have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Alverno to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.146 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.275 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.697 degrees. |