Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Advance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Advance and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Advance
- 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 Advance:
- 45.221397, -85.077557
- 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 Advance
- 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 Charlevoix County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Charlevoix County
- Since Advance is near Emmet County and also Antrim County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Emmet County
- eBird sighting report for Antrim 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 Advance ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Advance.
Within Michigan, the name Advance is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Advance is located in Baxter County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the southwest of the Advance that is located in Charlevoix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Advance.
- Clay 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 Arkansas community of Advance [Clay County].
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Advance lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Advance that is located in Charlevoix County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Adams 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 Advance [Adams County].
- Indiana County
- This Advance is located in Indiana County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Advance that is located in Charlevoix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Advance.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Advance ...
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.
- Boulder Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
- Boulder Park is located in Charlevoix County
- Central Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
- Central Lake is located in Antrim County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <5>
- Epsilon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Forest Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
- Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
- Goo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Graves Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graves Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Crossing
- Graves Crossing is located in Antrim County
- Green River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Antrim County
- Harbor Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
- Harbor Point is located in Emmet County
- Harbor Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <5>
- Roaring Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
- Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
- Snowflake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Advance 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 community such as Advance to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Advance and extending to:
- Charlevoix, which is the Seat of Charlevoix County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Advance to Charlevoix, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Advance. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Charlevoix County: www.charlevoixcounty.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Advance) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Advance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2214, Longitude: -85.0776 In this case, the coordinates for Advance 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Advance 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 Advance, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Advance to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.629 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.768 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.181 degrees. |