Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crest Estates:
  • 41.812222, -86.225000
  • 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 Crest Estates

• 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Since Birch Crest Estates is near Berrien County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph 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 Crest Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birch Crest Estates ...

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.

• Bakertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bakertown is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
• Chain-O-Lakes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chain-O-Lakes is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
• Dailey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dailey is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
• Edwardsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Edwardsburg is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsburg <1>
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Indian Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
• Maple Lane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Maple Lane is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lane
• Roseland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people

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

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

• Cassopolis, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Birch Crest Estates to Cassopolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'