Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Estey:
  • 43.870023, -84.205551
  • 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 Estey

• 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 Gladwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gladwin County
  • Since Estey is near Bay County and also Midland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Midland 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 Estey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Estey ...

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.

• Beaver
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• Bombay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bombay is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
• Dale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dale is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Duel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Duel is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
• Edenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Edenville is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
• Francis Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Francis Grove is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Grove
• Hard Luck
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hard Luck is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Luck
  • Hard Luck has also been known as:
  • Hardluck
• Highwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
• Hope
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
• Worth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Worth is located in Arenac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth

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

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

• Gladwin, which is the Seat of Gladwin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Estey to Gladwin, 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 80 miles [128.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 505 miles [812.7 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 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'