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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 Constantine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Constantine 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 Constantine:
- 41.837887, -85.664951
- 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 Constantine
- 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 Saint Joseph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- Since Constantine is near Elkhart County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elkhart County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Constantine
Communities Also Named Constantine ...
We found two communities that are also named Constantine.
Within Michigan, the name Constantine is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Jackson County
- This Constantine is located in Jackson County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Constantine that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Constantine.
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge County
- This Constantine is located in Breckinridge County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the south of the Constantine that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Constantine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Constantine ...
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.
- Breezy Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Breezy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Beach
- Corey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Jones
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Klingers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Sandy Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Three Rivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Pigeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Constantine 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 Constantine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Constantine and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Saint Joseph County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Constantine to Centreville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 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- Constantine) 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 Constantine 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 Constantine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8379, Longitude: -85.6650 In this case, the coordinates for Constantine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.14 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.85 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.613 degrees. |
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