Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Caledonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caledonia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Caledonia
- 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 Caledonia:
- 42.789226, -85.516726
- 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 Caledonia
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Caledonia is near Barry County and also Allegan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barry County
- eBird sighting report for Allegan 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 Caledonia ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Caledonia.
Within Michigan, the name Caledonia is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 22 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Boone County
- This Caledonia is located in Boone County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the west of the Caledonia that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Caledonia.
- Putnam County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Caledonia [Putnam County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New York
- Livingston County
- This Caledonia is located in Livingston County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the east of the Caledonia that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Caledonia.
- Saint Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Caledonia [Saint Lawrence County].
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Caledonia lies 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Caledonia that is located in Kent County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Caledonia lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the east of the Caledonia that is located in Kent County.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Caledonia lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Caledonia that is located in Kent County.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caledonia ...
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.
- Alaska
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Cascade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Clyde Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
- Clyde Park is located in Kent County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clyde Park
- From Caledonia to Clyde Park
- Corning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Cutlerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlerville
- Cutlerville is located in Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutlerville <5>
- Elmdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elmdale
- From Caledonia to Elmdale
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Barry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
- Green Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Allegan County
- Holy Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Corners
- Holy Corners is located in Kent County
- Kentwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
- Kentwood is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <5>
How Far From Caledonia 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 Caledonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Caledonia and extending to:
- Grand Rapids, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Caledonia to Grand Rapids, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caledonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/
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- Caledonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caledonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7892, Longitude: -85.5167 |
| <2> | 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 Caledonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Caledonia 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. |
| <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 Caledonia 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 313.02 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.852 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.236 degrees. |