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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 East Dayton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Dayton 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 East Dayton:
- 43.410856, -83.285226
- 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 East Dayton
- 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 Tuscola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscola County
- Since East Dayton is near Lapeer County and also Sanilac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lapeer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sanilac 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 East Dayton
Communities Also Named East Dayton ...
We found two communities that are also named East Dayton.
Within Michigan, the name East Dayton is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This East Dayton is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the East Dayton that is located in Tuscola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of East Dayton.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This East Dayton is located in Montgomery County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the south of the East Dayton that is located in Tuscola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of East Dayton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Dayton ...
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.
- Decker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Decker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Denmark Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
- Elmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Fairgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Five Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Gagetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hemans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hemans is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
- Mayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silverwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From East Dayton 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 East Dayton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Dayton and extending to:
- Caro, which is the Seat of Tuscola County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from East Dayton to Lansing, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Dayton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 East Dayton 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 East Dayton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4109, Longitude: -83.2852 In this case, the coordinates for East Dayton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.529 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.255 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.912 degrees. |
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