Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clausedale:
  • 43.292526, -84.059420
  • 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 Clausedale

• 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 Saginaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saginaw County
  • Since Clausedale is near Genesee County and also Shiawassee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shiawassee 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 Clausedale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clausedale ...

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.

• Birch Run
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Birch Run is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Run
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Run <1>
• Burnt
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt
• Crow Island ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
• Dice
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dice is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
• Frost
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Frost is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Hemlock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hemlock is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemlock <1>
• Lawndale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lawndale is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
• Marion Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Marion Springs is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Springs
• Nelson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nelson is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Racy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Racy is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racy
• Shields
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Shields is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Swan Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek

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

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

• Saginaw, which is the Seat of Saginaw County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clausedale to Saginaw, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,983 miles [9,628.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'