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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 Deerfield Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerfield Center 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 Deerfield Center:
- 43.597529, -84.907798
- 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 Deerfield Center
- 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 Isabella County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Isabella County
- Since Deerfield Center is near Mecosta County and also Montcalm County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecosta County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montcalm 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 Deerfield Center
Communities Also Named Deerfield Center ...
We found two communities that are also named Deerfield Center.
There is one other community in Michigan that is also named Deerfield Center.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Deerfield Center in the United States.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Livingston County
- This Deerfield Center is located in Livingston County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deerfield Center that is located in Isabella County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Deerfield Center.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the east of the Deerfield Center that is located in Isabella County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Deerfield Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerfield Center ...
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 Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Clare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drew is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Elm Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
- Farwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Halls Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Rosebush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Six Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Two Rivers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Two Rivers is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
- Wise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wise is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
How Far From Deerfield Center 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 Deerfield Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deerfield Center and extending to:
- Mount Pleasant, which is the Seat of Isabella County, lies just to the East.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Deerfield Center to Lansing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,000 miles [9,656.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,623 miles [7,440 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deerfield Center) 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 Deerfield Center 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 Deerfield Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5975, Longitude: -84.9078 In this case, the coordinates for Deerfield Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.59 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.483 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.661 degrees. |
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