Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eastmanville:
  • 43.016669, -85.955725
  • 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 Eastmanville

• 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 Ottawa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
  • Since Eastmanville is near Kent County and also Muskegon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskegon 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 Eastmanville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastmanville ...

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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Beaverdam is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Clark Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Clark Corners is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
• Crisp
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crisp is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Fruit Ridge Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruit Ridge Center is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Ridge Center
• Fruitport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fruitport is located in Muskegon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitport <1>
• Grand Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Valley is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
• Harlem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harlem is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Harrisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Harrisburg is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Lisbon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lisbon is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lisbon
  • From Eastmanville to Lisbon
• New Holland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
• Pearline
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pearline is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearline
• Rosy Mound
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rosy Mound is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosy Mound
• Snug Harbor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eastmanville and extending to:

• Grand Haven, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eastmanville to Grand Haven, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'