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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 Alpena Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alpena Junction 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 Alpena Junction:
- 45.058048, -83.455872
- 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 Alpena Junction
- 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 Alpena County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alpena County
- Since Alpena Junction is near Presque Isle County and also Alcona County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Presque Isle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alcona 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 Alpena Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alpena Junction ...
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.
- Bell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Flanders
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orchard Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orchard Point is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Point
- Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Spruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Alpena Junction 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 Alpena Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alpena Junction and extending to:
- Alpena, which is the Seat of Alpena County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 169 miles [272 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Alpena Junction to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alpena Junction) 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 Alpena Junction 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 Alpena Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0580, Longitude: -83.4559 In this case, the coordinates for Alpena Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.549 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.526 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.394 degrees. |
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