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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 Britton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Britton 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 Britton:
- 41.987569, -83.831417
- 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 Britton
- 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 Britton is near Monroe County and also Washtenaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washtenaw 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 Britton
Communities Also Named Britton ...
We found nine communities that are also named Britton.
Within Michigan, the name Britton is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Britton [Crawford County].
- Kansas
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Britton [Butler County].
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Britton is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Britton that is located in Lenawee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Britton.
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County
- This Britton is located in Oklahoma County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Britton that is located in Lenawee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma County community of Britton.
- Ontario
- This Britton lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Britton that is located in Lenawee County.
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Britton is located in Sumter County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Britton that is located in Lenawee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Britton.
- South Dakota
- Marshall County
- This Britton is located in Marshall County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Britton that is located in Lenawee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Britton.
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Britton [Maury County].
- Texas
- Ellis County
- This Britton is located in Ellis County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Britton that is located in Lenawee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Britton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Britton ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- London is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Lulu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Raisin Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
- River Raisin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- River Raisin is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Raisin
- Saline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
How Far From Britton 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 village such as Britton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Britton and extending to:
- Adrian, which is the Seat of Lenawee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Britton to Adrian, with an average speed<4> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Britton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Britton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Britton 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 Britton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9876, Longitude: -83.8314 In this case, the coordinates for Britton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.944 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.513 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.674 degrees. |
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