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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 Doughertys Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doughertys Corners 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 Doughertys Corners:
- 42.295594, -85.716399
- 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 Doughertys Corners
- 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 Kalamazoo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kalamazoo County
- Since Doughertys Corners is near Van Buren County and also Allegan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan 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 Doughertys Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Doughertys Corners ...
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.
- Comstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Lawndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lawndale is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Lemon Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lemon Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Park
- Parchment
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pavillion Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Paw Paw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Portage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schoolcraft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Teapot Dome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Teapot Dome is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teapot Dome
- Texas Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Texas Corners is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corners
How Far From Doughertys Corners 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 Doughertys Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Doughertys Corners and extending to:
- Kalamazoo, which is the Seat of Kalamazoo County, lies just to the East.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Doughertys Corners to Lansing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 511 miles [822.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doughertys Corners) 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 Doughertys Corners 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 Doughertys Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2956, Longitude: -85.7164 In this case, the coordinates for Doughertys Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.165 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.944 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.494 degrees. |
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