Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Alamando, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alamando and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Alamando

• 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 Alamando:
  • 43.728356, -84.527103
  • 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 Alamando

• 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 Midland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Midland County
  • Since Alamando is near Isabella County and also Gladwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Isabella County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gladwin 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 Alamando

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alamando ...

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.

• Colonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Colonville is located in Clare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonville
• Dale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dale is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Dice Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dice Corners is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice Corners
• Edenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Edenville is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
• Floyd
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Francis Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Francis Grove is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Grove
• Hope
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hope is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
• Jordan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jordan is located in Isabella County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jordan
  • From Alamando to Jordan
• Lyle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lyle is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
• Oil City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oil City is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
• Rosebush
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rosebush is located in Isabella County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebush <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rosebush
  • From Alamando to Rosebush
• Wise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wise is located in Isabella County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise

How Far From Alamando 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 Alamando to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alamando and extending to:

• Midland, which is the Seat of Midland County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alamando to Midland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'