Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Birchwood 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 Birchwood Beach:
  • 44.872512, -84.321958
  • 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 Birchwood 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 Montmorency County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montmorency County
  • Since Birchwood Beach is near Otsego County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Birchwood Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birchwood 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.

• Big Rock ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
• Bucks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucks is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
• Eldorado
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Eldorado is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Five Corners
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Kneeland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
• Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
• Oak Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pearll City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
• Red Oak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Rust
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Rust is located in Montmorency County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust
• Wildwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Birchwood Beach to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Birchwood Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Montmorency County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Birchwood Beach to Atlanta, 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'