Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bates Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bates Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bates Corner
- 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 Bates Corner:
- 42.809139, -82.756120
- 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 Bates Corner
- 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 Macomb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Macomb County
- Since Bates Corner is near Saint Clair County and also Lapeer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- eBird sighting report for Lapeer 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 Bates Corner ...
We found one communities that share the name Bates Corner.
Within Michigan, the name Bates Corner is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Bates Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Bates Corner is located in Barry County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bates Corner that is located in Macomb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Bates Corner.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bates Corner ...
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.
- Anchorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
- Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>
- Fair Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <3>
- Gas Settlement ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gas Settlement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Settlement
- Gas Settlement is located in Macomb County
- Heart ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Lambs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
- Lambs is located in Saint Clair County
- Lambs has also been known as:
- Lamb
- Muttonville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muttonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
- Muttonville is located in Macomb County
- Peters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Peters is located in Saint Clair County
- Rattle Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattle Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
- Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
How Far From Bates Corner 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 Bates Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Bates Corner once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bates Corner and extending to:
- Mount Clemens, which is the Seat of Macomb County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bates Corner to Mount Clemens, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 91 miles [146.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bates Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bates Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8091, Longitude: -82.7561 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bates Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bates Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.215 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.808 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.866 degrees. |