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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 Clinton Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clinton Village 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 Clinton Village:
- 42.795868, -84.531368
- 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 Clinton Village
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Clinton Village is near Ingham County and also Eaton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ingham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Eaton 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 Clinton Village
Communities Also Named Clinton Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Clinton Village.
Within Michigan, the name Clinton Village is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Clinton Village in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Clinton Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the east of the Clinton Village that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Clinton Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinton Village ...
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.
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Delta Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delta Mills is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Mills
- Eagle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grand Ledge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Millett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- Packard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Packard is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
How Far From Clinton Village 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 Clinton Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clinton Village and extending to:
- Saint Johns, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Clinton Village to Saint Johns, with an average speed<3> 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 just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clinton Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Clinton Village 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 Clinton Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7959, Longitude: -84.5314 In this case, the coordinates for Clinton Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.372 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.118 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.745 degrees. |
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