Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alleyton:
  • 43.541111, -85.788056
  • 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 Alleyton

• 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 Newaygo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newaygo County
  • Since Alleyton is near Oceana County and also Muskegon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oceana County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskegon 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 Alleyton

Communities Also Named Alleyton ...

We found one communities that are also named Alleyton.

Within Michigan, the name Alleyton is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Alleyton in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Colorado County
    • This Alleyton is located in Colorado County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alleyton that is located in Newaygo County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Alleyton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alleyton ...

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.

• Big Prairie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
• Bishop
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishop is located in Newaygo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• Bitely
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bitely is located in Newaygo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitely
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bitely <2>
• Grant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Grant is located in Newaygo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <2>
• Jugville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jugville is located in Newaygo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugville
• Oxbow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxbow is located in Newaygo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
• Riverview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Newaygo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sun
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sun is located in Newaygo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
• Woodland Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alleyton and extending to:

• White Cloud, which is the Seat of Newaygo County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Alleyton to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'