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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 Avalon Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avalon Beach 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 Avalon Beach:
- 42.688922, -82.508242
- 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 Avalon 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Avalon Beach is near Macomb County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macomb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Avalon Beach
Communities Also Named Avalon Beach ...
We found three communities that are also named Avalon Beach.
There is one other community in Michigan that is also named Avalon Beach.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Monroe County
- This Avalon Beach is located in Monroe County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Avalon Beach that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Avalon Beach.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Santa Rosa County
- This Avalon Beach is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Avalon Beach that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Avalon Beach.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Avalon Beach is located in Rutland County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the east of the Avalon Beach that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Avalon Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avalon 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.
- Babys Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherry Beach is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Beach
- Fair Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ladysmith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Leaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maple Leaf is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf
- Marine City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
- Former names for Marine City:
- Cottrellville
- Marine
- Newport
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <2>
- Pearl Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perch Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
- Peters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peters is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Roberts Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roberts Landing is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Landing
- Starville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Starville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
- Terminus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminus
How Far From Avalon 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 Avalon Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Avalon Beach and extending to:
- Port Huron, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Avalon Beach to Port Huron, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avalon Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Avalon Beach 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 Avalon Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6889, Longitude: -82.5082 In this case, the coordinates for Avalon Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.06 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.615 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.788 degrees. |
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