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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 Devil's Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devil's Lake Estates 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 Devil's Lake Estates:
- 41.983056, -84.306111
- 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 Devil's Lake Estates
- 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 Lenawee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
- Since Devil's Lake Estates is near Hillsdale County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Devil's Lake Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Devil's Lake Estates ...
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.
- Cement City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Devils Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Geneva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Locust Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Oak Shade Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Shade Park is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade Park
- Rome Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rome Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Center
- Sunset Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Beach is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
How Far From Devil's Lake Estates 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 Devil's Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Devil's Lake Estates and extending to:
- Adrian, which is the Seat of Lenawee County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Devil's Lake Estates to Adrian, 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 four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Devil's Lake Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Devil's Lake Estates 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 Devil's Lake Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9831, Longitude: -84.3061 In this case, the coordinates for Devil's Lake Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.252 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.861 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.905 degrees. |
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