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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 Biggs Settlement, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Biggs Settlement 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 Biggs Settlement:
- 44.710291, -84.130006
- 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 Biggs Settlement
- 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 Oscoda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oscoda County
- Since Biggs Settlement is near Montmorency County and also Alcona County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montmorency County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alcona 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 Biggs Settlement
Curious and Interesting Names Near Biggs Settlement ...
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.
- Big Rock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Bucks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bucks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Curtisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Curtisville is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Eldorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Five Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Five Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Keno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Kneeland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Red Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Rose City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rust
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rust is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust
- Shady Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Shores is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
- Wildwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Biggs Settlement 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 Biggs Settlement to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Biggs Settlement and extending to:
- Mio, which is the Seat of Oscoda County, lies just to the South.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Biggs Settlement to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Biggs Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Biggs Settlement 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 Biggs Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7103, Longitude: -84.1300 In this case, the coordinates for Biggs Settlement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.02 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.004 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.872 degrees. |
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