Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Butterfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Butterfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Butterfield
- 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 Butterfield:
- 44.277792, -84.953368
- 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 Butterfield
- 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 Missaukee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Missaukee County
- Since Butterfield is near Roscommon County and also Clare County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roscommon County
- eBird sighting report for Clare 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 Butterfield ...
We found ten communities that share the name Butterfield.
Within Michigan, the name Butterfield is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Hot Spring County
- This Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Butterfield that is located in Missaukee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hot Spring County community of Butterfield.
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Butterfield [DuPage County].
- Maine
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Butterfield [Franklin County].
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Butterfield is located in Frederick County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Butterfield that is located in Missaukee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Butterfield.
- Minnesota
- Watonwan County
- This Butterfield is located in Watonwan County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the west of the Butterfield that is located in Missaukee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watonwan County community of Butterfield.
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Butterfield is located in Barry County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Butterfield that is located in Missaukee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Butterfield.
- New York
- Oneida County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Butterfield [Oneida County].
- Oregon
- Clatsop County
- This Butterfield is located in Clatsop County and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Butterfield that is located in Missaukee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Butterfield.
- Texas
- El Paso County
- This Butterfield is located in El Paso County and lies 1,427 miles [2,296.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Butterfield that is located in Missaukee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Butterfield.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Butterfield is located in Stafford County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Butterfield that is located in Missaukee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Butterfield.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Butterfield ...
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.
- Buck Trails
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Trails
- Buck Trails is located in Clare County
- Hillcrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Missaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <5>
- Long Lake Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Heights
- Long Lake Heights is located in Clare County
- Lucas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Osceola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Meads Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Landing
- Meads Landing is located in Roscommon County
- Park Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Piney Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Piney Woods is located in Clare County
- Pioneer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Prosper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rainbow Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Rainbow Bend is located in Clare County
- Star City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Tent City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Butterfield 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 Butterfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Butterfield and extending to:
- Lake City, which is the Seat of Missaukee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Butterfield to Lake City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Butterfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Missaukee County: www.missaukee.org/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Butterfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Butterfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2778, Longitude: -84.9534 In this case, the coordinates for Butterfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Butterfield 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Butterfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Butterfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.591 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.586 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.45 degrees. |