Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Betzer:
  • 41.753106, -84.475781
  • 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 Betzer

• 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 Hillsdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsdale County
  • Since Betzer is near Williams County and also Lenawee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee 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 Betzer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Betzer ...

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.

• Buckeye ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Fountain Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain Park is located in Hillsdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
• Frontier
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
• Kunkle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
• Lime Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lime Creek is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
• Pioneer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <1>
• Prattville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
• Ransom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ransom is located in Hillsdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
• Shadyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside

How Far From Betzer 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 Betzer to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Betzer and extending to:

• Hillsdale, which is the Seat of Hillsdale County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Betzer to Hillsdale, with an average speed<3> 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'