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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 Diamond Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond Springs and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Diamond Springs:
    • 42.680631, -85.897963
    • 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 Diamond Springs
  • 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 Diamond Springs ...

We found five communities that share the name Diamond Springs.

Within Michigan, the name Diamond Springs is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Diamond Springs is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the west of the Diamond Springs that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Diamond Springs.
    • Kansas
      • Morris County
      • This Diamond Springs is located in Morris County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Diamond Springs that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Diamond Springs.
    • Kentucky
      • Logan County
      • This Diamond Springs is located in Logan County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the south of the Diamond Springs that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Diamond Springs.
    • Nevada
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Diamond Springs.
    • Virginia
      • Virginia Beach City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Diamond Springs [Virginia Beach City].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond Springs ...

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.

  • Beaverdam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
    • Beaverdam is located in Ottawa County
  • Forest Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Forest Grove Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Holland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Macks Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Landing
    • Macks Landing is located in Allegan County
  • Pearl
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Allegan County
  • Sandy Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pines
    • Sandy Pines is located in Allegan County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Diamond Springs and extending to:

  • Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Diamond Springs to Allegan, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Diamond Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegan County: www.allegancounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Diamond Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Diamond Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6806, Longitude: -85.8980    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Diamond Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Diamond Springs 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Diamond Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.275 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.126 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.461 degrees.




 

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