Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Betty B Landing:
  • 46.400564, -85.277878
  • 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 Betty B Landing

• 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 Luce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luce County
  • Since Betty B Landing is near Chippewa County and also Mackinac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mackinac 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 Betty B Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Betty B Landing ...

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.

• Dollarville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dollarville is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
• Eightmile Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Eightmile Corner is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Corner
• Fourmile Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fourmile Corner is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
• Natalie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Natalie is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
• Roberts Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
• Seewhy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Seewhy is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seewhy
• Snug Harbor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
• Strongs Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Strongs Corner is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Corner
• Timberlost
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Timberlost is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlost
• Whitehouse Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitehouse Landing is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Landing

How Far From Betty B Landing 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 Betty B Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Betty B Landing and extending to:

• Newberry, which is the Seat of Luce County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Betty B Landing to Newberry, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'