Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deer Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deer Park
- 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 Deer Park:
- 46.675350, -85.617135
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Deer Park
- 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 Luce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Luce County
- Since Deer Park is near Alger County and also Schoolcraft County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alger County
- eBird sighting report for Schoolcraft 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Deer Park ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Deer Park.
Within Michigan, the name Deer Park is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 29 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Deer Park lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Park that is located in Luce County.
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Deer Park is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,852 miles [2,980.5 km]<1> to the west of the Deer Park that is located in Luce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Deer Park.
- Napa County
- This Deer Park is located in Napa County and lies 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km] to the west of the Deer Park that is located in Luce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Napa County community of Deer Park.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Deer Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the south of the Deer Park that is located in Luce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Deer Park.
- Osceola County
- This Deer Park is located in Osceola County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km] to the south southeast of the Deer Park that is located in Luce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Deer Park.
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Deer Park is located in La Salle County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Deer Park that is located in Luce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Deer Park.
- Lake County
- This Deer Park is located in Lake County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the south southwest of the Deer Park that is located in Luce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Deer Park.
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Deer Park is located in Baltimore County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deer Park that is located in Luce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Deer Park.
- Charles County
- This Deer Park is located in Charles County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the southeast of the Deer Park that is located in Luce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Deer Park.
- Garrett County
- This Deer Park is located in Garrett County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the southeast of the Deer Park that is located in Luce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Deer Park.
- Harford County
- This Deer Park is located in Harford County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the southeast of the Deer Park that is located in Luce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Deer Park.
- Montgomery County
- This Deer Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the southeast of the Deer Park that is located in Luce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Deer Park.
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Deer Park [Prince George's County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- Newport News City
- This Deer Park is located in Newport News City and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deer Park that is located in Luce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Deer Park.
- Prince William County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Deer Park [Prince William County].
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer Park ...
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.
- Dollarville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
- Dollarville is located in Luce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dollarville
- From Deer Park to Dollarville
- Eightmile Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eightmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Corner
- Eightmile Corner is located in Luce County
- Fourmile Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Fourmile Corner is located in Luce County
- Green Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Green Haven is located in Alger County
- Lavender Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavender Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender Corner
- Lavender Corner is located in Schoolcraft County
- Natalie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Pine Stump Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Stump Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Stump Junction
- Pine Stump Junction is located in Luce County
- Timberlost
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlost
- Timberlost is located in Chippewa County
- Whitehouse Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Landing
- Whitehouse Landing is located in Chippewa County
How Far From Deer Park 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 community such as Deer Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deer Park and extending to:
- Newberry, which is the Seat of Luce County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deer Park to Newberry, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deer Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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- Deer Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6754, Longitude: -85.6171 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Deer Park 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Deer Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.913 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.306 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.942 degrees. |