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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 Elm Hall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elm Hall 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 Elm Hall:
- 43.365032, -84.835290
- 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 Elm Hall
- 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 Gratiot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gratiot County
- Since Elm Hall is near Montcalm County and also Isabella County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montcalm County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Isabella 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 Elm Hall
Communities Also Named Elm Hall ...
We found one communities that are also named Elm Hall.
Within Michigan, the name Elm Hall is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Elm Hall in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Assumption Parish
- This Elm Hall is located in Assumption Parish and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Elm Hall that is located in Gratiot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Elm Hall.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elm Hall ...
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.
- Butternut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Cedar Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Crystal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eugene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Ithaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Corner is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pompeii
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Six Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Elm Hall 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 community such as Elm Hall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elm Hall and extending to:
- Ithaca, which is the Seat of Gratiot County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elm Hall to Ithaca, 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving 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 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Elm Hall) 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 Elm Hall 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 Elm Hall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3650, Longitude: -84.8353 In this case, the coordinates for Elm Hall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.551 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.405 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.704 degrees. |
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