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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boulder Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boulder Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 Boulder Park:
- 45.313896, -85.279235
- 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 Boulder Park
- 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 Charlevoix County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlevoix County
- Since Boulder Park is near Antrim County and also Emmet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Antrim County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emmet 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 Boulder Park
Communities Also Named Boulder Park ...
We found two communities that are also named Boulder Park.
Within Michigan, the name Boulder Park is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Imperial County
- This Boulder Park is located in Imperial County and lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Boulder Park that is located in Charlevoix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Imperial County community of Boulder Park.
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Boulder Park is located in Fulton County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the south of the Boulder Park that is located in Charlevoix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Boulder Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boulder Park ...
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.
- Advance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Advance is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Central Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
- Goo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goo is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
- Harbor Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Point is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
- Harbor Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roaring Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
- Torch Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
- Wildwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Boulder Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Boulder Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boulder Park and extending to:
- Charlevoix, which is the Seat of Charlevoix County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Boulder Park to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Boulder Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Boulder Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boulder Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3139, Longitude: -85.2792 In this case, the coordinates for Boulder Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.76 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.931 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.254 degrees. |
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