Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Caffey Corner:
  • 46.161951, -85.185359
  • 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 Caffey Corner

• 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 Mackinac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mackinac County
  • Since Caffey Corner is near Chippewa County and also Luce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luce 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 Caffey Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caffey Corner ...

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.

• Dick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Dick is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
• Dollarville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dollarville is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
• Fibre
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
• Fourmile Corner
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Fourmile Corner is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
• Natalie
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Natalie is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
• Roberts Corner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
• Seewhy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Seewhy is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seewhy
• Strongs Corner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Strongs Corner is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Corner
• Trout Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Trout Lake is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Lake <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Caffey Corner and extending to:

• Saint Ignace, which is the Seat of Mackinac County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Caffey Corner to Saint Ignace, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 238 miles [383 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'