Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in East Jordan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Jordan and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Jordan

• 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 Jordan:
  • 45.157785, -85.130337
  • 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 Jordan

• 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 Charlevoix County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlevoix County
  • Since East Jordan is near Antrim County and also Emmet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Antrim County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Emmet 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 Jordan

Communities Also Named East Jordan ...

We found one communities that are also named East Jordan.

Within Michigan, the name East Jordan is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named East Jordan in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • This East Jordan lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the east of the East Jordan that is located in Charlevoix County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Jordan ...

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.

• Advance
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Advance is located in Charlevoix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
• Boulder Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Boulder Park is located in Charlevoix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
• Central Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <2>
• Goo ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
• Graves Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Graves Crossing is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Crossing
• Green River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Green River is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
• Snowflake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Snowflake is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
• Torch Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
• Wildwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Charlevoix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From East Jordan to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as East Jordan to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Charlevoix, which is the Seat of Charlevoix County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Jordan to Charlevoix, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'