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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 Evergreen Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evergreen Shores and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Evergreen Shores:
    • 45.973861, -86.310977
    • 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 Evergreen Shores
  • 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 Schoolcraft County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schoolcraft County
    • Since Evergreen Shores is near Delta County and also Mackinac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mackinac 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 Evergreen Shores

Communities Also Named Evergreen Shores ...

We found three communities that are also named Evergreen Shores.

There is one other community in Michigan that is also named Evergreen Shores.

Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Mackinac County
      • This Evergreen Shores is located in Mackinac County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east of the Evergreen Shores that is located in Schoolcraft County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mackinac County community of Evergreen Shores.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Evergreen Shores is located in Ocean County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Evergreen Shores that is located in Schoolcraft County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Evergreen Shores.
    • Virginia
      • York County
      • This Evergreen Shores is located in York County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the southeast of the Evergreen Shores that is located in Schoolcraft County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Evergreen Shores.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Evergreen Shores ...

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.

  • Cooks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Copenhagen Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Copenhagen Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen Beach
  • Elkhorn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elkhorn is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Garden Corners
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Corners is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Corners
  • Hiawatha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hiawatha is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
  • Minor Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Minor Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Beach
  • Springer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Springer is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
  • Sunset Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sunset Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

How Far From Evergreen Shores to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Evergreen Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Manistique, which is the Seat of Schoolcraft County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Evergreen Shores to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Evergreen Shores) 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 Evergreen Shores 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 Evergreen Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9739, Longitude: -86.3110       In this case, the coordinates for Evergreen Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.429 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.783 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.57 degrees.