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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 Cone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cone 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 Cone:
- 42.031956, -83.753124
- 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 Cone
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Cone is near Shiawassee County and also Lenawee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shiawassee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee 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 Cone
Communities Also Named Cone ...
We found seven communities that are also named Cone.
Within Michigan, the name Cone is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Alachua County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Cone [Alachua County].
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Cone [Hillsborough County].
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Cone [Putnam County].
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cone [Saint Clair County].
- Iowa
- Muscatine County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Cone [Muscatine County].
- New Mexico
- Harding County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Harding County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harding County community of Cone.
- Texas
- Crosby County
- This Cone is located in Crosby County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Cone that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crosby County community of Cone.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cone ...
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.
- Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grape
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- London is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Lulu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maybee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paint Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Raisin Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
- River Raisin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- River Raisin is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Raisin
- Saline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Cone 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 community such as Cone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cone and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cone to Monroe, 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Cone 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. |
| <2> | 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 Cone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cone 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 Cone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0320, Longitude: -83.7531 In this case, the coordinates for Cone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.892 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.46 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.621 degrees. |
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