Bloomfield Hills (Oakland County, MI) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bloomfield Hills

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 Bloomfield Hills:
- 42.583809, -83.245389
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bloomfield Hills

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 Oakland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oakland County
- Since Bloomfield Hills is near Macomb County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Macomb County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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:
- Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Bloomfield Hills ...

We found one communities that share the name Bloomfield Hills.

Within Michigan, the name Bloomfield Hills is unique.

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

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
  - Hillsborough County
  - This Bloomfield Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the south of the Bloomfield Hills that is located in Oakland County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bloomfield Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloomfield Hills ...

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 Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Beaver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Big Beaver
- From Bloomfield Hills to Big Beaver
Charing Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charing Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
- Charing Cross is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charing Cross
- From Bloomfield Hills to Charing Cross
Clarenceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarenceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
- Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clarenceville
- From Bloomfield Hills to Clarenceville
Decker ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Decker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Decker is located in Oakland County
- Decker has also been known as:
- Decker Settlement
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Decker
- From Bloomfield Hills to Decker
Ferndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ferndale is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ferndale
- From Bloomfield Hills to Ferndale
Four Towns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Towns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
- Four Towns is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Four Towns
- From Bloomfield Hills to Four Towns
Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Franklin has also been known as:
- Franklin Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From Bloomfield Hills to Franklin
Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oak Grove
- From Bloomfield Hills to Oak Grove
Oxbow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oxbow
- From Bloomfield Hills to Oxbow
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- Pleasant Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  - Pleasant Ridge is located in Oakland County
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Ridge <3>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Pleasant Ridge
  - From Bloomfield Hills to Pleasant Ridge
- Quakertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  - Quakertown is located in Oakland County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Quakertown
  - From Bloomfield Hills to Quakertown
- Royal Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  - Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <3>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Royal Oak
  - From Bloomfield Hills to Royal Oak
- Spinnings ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spinnings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
  - Spinnings is located in Macomb County
  - Spinnings has also been known as:
  - Spinning
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Spinnings
  - From Bloomfield Hills to Spinnings
- Stony Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  - Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
  - Stony Creek has also been known as:
  - Stoney Creek Village
  - Stoney Creek
  - Stony Creek Village
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Stony Creek
  - From Bloomfield Hills to Stony Creek
- Union Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Lake
  - Union Lake is located in Oakland County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Union Lake
  - From Bloomfield Hills to Union Lake

How Far From Bloomfield Hills 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 city such as Bloomfield Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

Pontiac, which is the Seat of Oakland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Bloomfield Hills to Lansing, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 412 miles [663 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bloomfield Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bloomfield Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bloomfield Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5838, Longitude: -83.2454
<2>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>	The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Bloomfield Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.542 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.145 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.185 degrees.