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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grand Rivers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Rivers and the surrounding area.
- 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 Grand Rivers:
- 37.004764, -88.232377
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Grand Rivers
- 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Since Grand Rivers is near Marshall County and also Lyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Grand Rivers
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Rivers ...
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.
- Cross Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cross Road is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road
- Eden Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eden Bay is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Bay
- Fairdealing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gilbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heater is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater
- Indian Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Little Bear Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little Bear Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bear Creek
- Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Paradise Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paradise Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Possum Trot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Possum Trot is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Scale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Stanley Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Landing
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Wildwood Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Grand Rivers 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 city such as Grand Rivers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grand Rivers and extending to:
- Smithland, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Rivers to Smithland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Grand Rivers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Grand Rivers to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Rivers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0048, Longitude: -88.2324 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Rivers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.996 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.124 degrees. |
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