Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cheviers:
  • 44.568070, -83.736927
  • 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 Cheviers

• 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 Alcona County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alcona County
  • Since Cheviers is near Iosco County and also Ogemaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iosco County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ogemaw 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 Cheviers

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheviers ...

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.

• Curtisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
• Greenbush
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Greenbush is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbush <1>
• Hemlock
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Hemlock is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
• Killmaster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Killmaster is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killmaster
• Kneeland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
• Lincoln
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
• Lincoln Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Junction is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Junction
• Long Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Lake is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <1>
• Mikado
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mikado is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikado
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mikado <1>
• Sand Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sand Lake is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
• Shady Shores
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Shores is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores

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

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

• Harrisville, which is the Seat of Alcona County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cheviers to Harrisville, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,912 miles [9,514.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'