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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 Epsilon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Epsilon 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 Epsilon:
- 45.362789, -84.801987
- 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 Epsilon
- 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 Emmet County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emmet County
- Since Epsilon is near Cheboygan County and also Charlevoix County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheboygan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlevoix 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 Epsilon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Epsilon ...
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.
- Cold Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Forest Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
- Harbor Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Point is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
- Harbor Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Indianville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Indianville is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianville
- Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Roaring Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wolverine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Epsilon 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 Epsilon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Epsilon and extending to:
- Petoskey, which is the Seat of Emmet County, lies just to the West.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Epsilon to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 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 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Epsilon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Epsilon 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 Epsilon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3628, Longitude: -84.8020 In this case, the coordinates for Epsilon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.435 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.571 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.985 degrees. |
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