Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Caseville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caseville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Caseville
- 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 Caseville:
- 43.941458, -83.272529
- 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 Caseville
- 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 Huron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Huron County
- Since Caseville is near Arenac County and also Tuscola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Arenac County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscola 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caseville ...
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.
- Bach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Bad Axe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
- Bad Axe is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <2>
- Gagetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown
- Gagetown is located in Tuscola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gagetown <2>
- Grindstone City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone City
- Grindstone City is located in Huron County
- Grindstone City has also been known as:
- Grind Stone City
- Ivanhoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Linkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon <2>
- Rose Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Island
- Rose Island is located in Huron County
- Valley Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
- Valley Island is located in Huron County
How Far From Caseville 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 village such as Caseville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Caseville and extending to:
- Bad Axe, which is the Seat of Huron County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Caseville to Bad Axe, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caseville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caseville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caseville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9415, Longitude: -83.2725 In this case, the coordinates for Caseville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Caseville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.493 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.294 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.714 degrees. |