Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cutcheon:
  • 44.410073, -85.126325
  • 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 Cutcheon

• 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 Missaukee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Missaukee County
  • Since Cutcheon is near Kalkaska County and also Wexford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kalkaska County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wexford 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 Cutcheon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cutcheon ...

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.

• Gilbert
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Gilbert is located in Wexford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Houseman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Houseman is located in Kalkaska County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseman
• Jennings
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jennings is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jennings
  • From Cutcheon to Jennings
• Lake City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake City is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake City
  • From Cutcheon to Lake City
• Lucas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucas is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lucas
  • From Cutcheon to Lucas
• Meads Landing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Meads Landing is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Landing
• Pioneer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
• Prosper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Prosper is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
• Star City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Star City is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
• Stoney Corner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
  • Stoney Corner has also been known as:
  • Stoney Corners
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stoney Corner
  • From Cutcheon to Stoney Corner
• Tent City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tent City is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City

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

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

• Lake City, which is the Seat of Missaukee County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cutcheon to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'