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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 Casco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Casco 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 Casco:
- 42.752532, -82.671584
- 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 Casco
- 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Casco is near Macomb County and also Lapeer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macomb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lapeer 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 Casco
Communities Also Named Casco ...
We found six communities that are also named Casco.
Within Michigan, the name Casco is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Casco is located in Cumberland County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Casco that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Casco.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Casco is located in Saint Louis County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Casco that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Casco.
- Missouri
- Franklin 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 Missouri community of Casco [Franklin County].
- Texas
- Dickens County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Dickens County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickens County community of Casco.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Casco is located in Hanover County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Casco that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Casco.
- Wisconsin
- Kewaunee County
- This Casco is located in Kewaunee County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Casco that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Casco.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Casco ...
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.
- Anchorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
- Cherry Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Beach is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Beach
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fair Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heart ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Heart is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart
- Marine City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
- Former names for Marine City:
- Cottrellville
- Marine
- Newport
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <4>
- Muttonville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muttonville is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
- Pearl Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perch Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
- Peters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peters is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Rattle Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
- Starville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
How Far From Casco 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 community such as Casco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Casco and extending to:
- Port Huron, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Casco to Port Huron, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Casco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Casco 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 Casco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Casco 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 Casco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7525, Longitude: -82.6716 In this case, the coordinates for Casco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.163 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.74 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.845 degrees. |
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