Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Foster City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foster City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Foster City
- 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 Foster City:
- 45.963288, -87.744021
- 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 Foster City
- 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 Dickinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dickinson County
- Since Foster City is near Menominee County and also Marquette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Menominee County
- eBird sighting report for Marquette 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 Foster City ...
We found one communities that share the name Foster City.
Within Michigan, the name Foster City is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Foster City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Mateo County
- This Foster City is located in San Mateo County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the west of the Foster City that is located in Dickinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Foster City.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foster City ...
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.
- Arnold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Marquette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
- Granite Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
- Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County
- Hardwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Helps
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Leapers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Ralph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Ralph is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralph <3>
- Spruce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Vulcan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Vulcan is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <3>
How Far From Foster City 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 Foster City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foster City and extending to:
- Iron Mountain, which is the Seat of Dickinson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Foster City to Iron Mountain, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foster City. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Foster City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foster City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9633, Longitude: -87.7440 In this case, the coordinates for Foster City 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Foster City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.896 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.346 degrees. |