Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Artesia Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Artesia Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Artesia Beach
- 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 Artesia Beach:
- 44.356408, -84.491684
- 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 Artesia Beach
- 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 Roscommon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roscommon County
- Since Artesia Beach is near Ogemaw County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ogemaw County
- eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Artesia Beach ...
We found one communities that share the name Artesia Beach.
Within Michigan, the name Artesia Beach is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Artesia Beach in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- This Artesia Beach is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the west of the Artesia Beach that is located in Roscommon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Artesia Beach.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Artesia Beach ...
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.
- Butman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Deerheart Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Edwards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Eldorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Hillcrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Keno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Maple Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Maple Valley is located in Roscommon County
- Meads Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Landing
- Meads Landing is located in Roscommon County
How Far From Artesia Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Artesia Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Artesia Beach and extending to:
- Roscommon, which is the Seat of Roscommon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Artesia Beach to Roscommon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 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 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Artesia Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Roscommon County: www.roscommoncounty.net/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Artesia Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Artesia Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3564, Longitude: -84.4917 In this case, the coordinates for Artesia Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Artesia Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.28 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.245 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.185 degrees. |