Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deerheart Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerheart Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deerheart Valley
- 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 Deerheart Valley:
- 44.537076, -84.570783
- 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 Deerheart Valley
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Deerheart Valley is near Roscommon County and also Oscoda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roscommon County
- eBird sighting report for Oscoda 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerheart Valley ...
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.
- Danish Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danish Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Landing
- Danish Landing is located in Crawford County
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Five Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Crawford County
- Hillcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hillcrest
- From Deerheart Valley to Hillcrest
- Keno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Louis Cabin Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis Cabin Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Cabin Landing
- Louis Cabin Landing is located in Crawford County
- Skyline Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Tent City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Wildwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Deerheart Valley 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 Deerheart Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Deerheart Valley and extending to:
- Grayling, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deerheart Valley to Grayling, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 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 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deerheart Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordco.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Deerheart Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deerheart Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5371, Longitude: -84.5708 |
| <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 Deerheart Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.323 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.321 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.162 degrees. |