Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dunningville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunningville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dunningville
- 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 Dunningville:
- 42.612807, -85.948642
- 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 Dunningville
- 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 Allegan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Allegan County
- Since Dunningville is near Ottawa County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Dunningville ...
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.
- Bravo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Diamond Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
- Forest Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Forest Grove Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
- Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
- Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <2>
- Lee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Leisure
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Leisure is located in Allegan County
- Leisure has also been known as:
- East Casco
- Macks Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Landing
- Macks Landing is located in Allegan County
- Oxbow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Pearl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Pier Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Sandy Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pines
- Sandy Pines is located in Allegan County
- Singapore ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
How Far From Dunningville 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 Dunningville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Dunningville and extending to:
- Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Dunningville to Lansing, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. 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 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,705 miles [7,572 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunningville. 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Dunningville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunningville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6128, Longitude: -85.9486 In this case, the coordinates for Dunningville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dunningville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.31 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.156 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.508 degrees. |