Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shores:
  • 44.083906, -83.589977
  • 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 Shores

• 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 Arenac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Arenac County
  • Since Birchwood Shores is near Iosco County and also Huron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iosco County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huron 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 Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birchwood Shores ...

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.

• Alabaster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Alabaster is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
• Cedar Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Haven is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Haven
• Hemlock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hemlock is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
• Maple Ridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• Meadow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Meadow is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
• National City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • National City is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <1>
• Pine River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine River is located in Arenac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
• Sand Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sand Lake is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
• Turtle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Turtle is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle
• Twining
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Twining is located in Arenac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people

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

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

• Standish, which is the Seat of Arenac County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Birchwood Shores to Standish, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 492 miles [791.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'