Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Birch Beach:
  • 43.201972, -82.512423
  • 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 Birch 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 Sanilac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sanilac County
  • Since Birch Beach is near Saint Clair County and also Lapeer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Birch Beach

Communities Also Named Birch Beach ...

We found one communities that are also named Birch Beach.

Within Michigan, the name Birch Beach is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Birch Beach in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Minnesota
    • Lake of the Woods County
    • This Birch Beach is located in Lake of the Woods County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Birch Beach that is located in Sanilac County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake of the Woods County community of Birch Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birch 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.

• Blaine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blaine is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Blue Water Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Blue Water Beach is located in Sanilac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Water Beach
• Fargo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fargo is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
• Gardendale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
• Great Lakes Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Great Lakes Beach is located in Sanilac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Lakes Beach
• Peck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Peck is located in Sanilac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
• Ruby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Speaker
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
• Wees Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wees Beach

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Birch Beach and extending to:

• Sandusky, which is the Seat of Sanilac County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Birch Beach to Sandusky, with an average speed<2> 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'