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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 Cressey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cressey 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 Cressey:
- 42.428093, -85.471397
- 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 Cressey
- 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 Barry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barry County
- Since Cressey is near Kalamazoo County and also Allegan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kalamazoo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan 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 Cressey
Communities Also Named Cressey ...
We found one communities that are also named Cressey.
Within Michigan, the name Cressey is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Cressey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Merced County
- This Cressey is located in Merced County and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<1> to the west of the Cressey that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merced County community of Cressey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cressey ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Comstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gull Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Lake
- Hickory Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howlandsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howlandsburg is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlandsburg
- Lawndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lawndale is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Orangeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orangeville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Parchment
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Woodlawn Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Beach is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Beach
How Far From Cressey 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 Cressey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cressey and extending to:
- Hastings, which is the Seat of Barry County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cressey to Hastings, 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 five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 504 miles [811.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over 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 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 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 from Point A (ie- Cressey) 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 Cressey 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 Cressey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4281, Longitude: -85.4714 In this case, the coordinates for Cressey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.00 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.777 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.33 degrees. |
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