Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Avery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avery and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Avery
- 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 Avery:
- 41.800000, -86.571389
- 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 Avery
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Since Avery is near LaPorte County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for LaPorte 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 Avery ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Avery.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Avery.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Avery is located in Etowah County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the south of the Avery that is located in Berrien County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Avery.
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Avery [Jackson County].
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Avery [Shelby County].
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Avery [Crawford County].
- Dent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Avery [Dent County].
- Hickory County
- This Avery is located in Hickory County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Avery that is located in Berrien County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickory County community of Avery.
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Avery [Susquehanna County].
- Wyoming County
- This Avery is located in Wyoming County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the east of the Avery that is located in Berrien County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Avery.
- Texas
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avery ...
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.
- Birchwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Gordon Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Beach
- Gordon Beach is located in Berrien County
- Hicks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hills Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hooks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Hooks Corner is located in Berrien County
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Rolling Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
- Rolling Prairie is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Prairie <5>
- Three Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Berrien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Oaks <5>
- Union Pier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Pier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Pier
- Union Pier is located in Berrien County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Pier <5>
How Far From Avery 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 Avery to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Avery and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Avery to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<6> 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,765 miles [7,668.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avery. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8000, Longitude: -86.5714 In this case, the coordinates for Avery 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Avery 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> | 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 Avery, 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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Avery to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.735 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.522 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.067 degrees. |