Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Birdsall:
  • 41.941990, -84.004387
  • 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 Birdsall

• 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 Lenawee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
  • Since Birdsall is near Washtenaw County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washtenaw County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Birdsall

Communities Also Named Birdsall ...

We found one communities that are also named Birdsall.

Within Michigan, the name Birdsall is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Allegany County
    • This Birdsall is located in Allegany County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the east of the Birdsall that is located in Lenawee County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Birdsall.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birdsall ...

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.

• Cone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cone is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
• Devils Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
• Friendly Village of Adrian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendly Village of Adrian is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village of Adrian
• Geneva
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Geneva is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Jasper
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jasper is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
• Mulberry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mulberry is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Oak Shade Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Shade Park is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade Park
• Raisin Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
• River Raisin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • River Raisin is located in Washtenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Raisin
• Rome Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rome Center is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Center
• Sand Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
• Sunset Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

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

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

• Adrian, which is the Seat of Lenawee County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Birdsall to Lansing, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'