Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fenwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fenwick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fenwick
- 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 Fenwick:
- 43.149262, -85.080516
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fenwick
- 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 Montcalm County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montcalm County
- Since Fenwick is near Ionia County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ionia County
- eBird sighting report for Kent 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fenwick ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Fenwick.
Within Michigan, the name Fenwick is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Fenwick lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fenwick that is located in Montcalm County.
- Connecticut
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Fenwick is located in Fayette County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the south of the Fenwick that is located in Montcalm County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fenwick.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Fenwick [Washington County].
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Fenwick is located in Charles County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fenwick that is located in Montcalm County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Fenwick.
- Worcester County
- This Fenwick is located in Worcester County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km] to the east southeast of the Fenwick that is located in Montcalm County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Fenwick.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Nova Scotia
- This Fenwick lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Montcalm County.
- Ontario
- This Fenwick lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the east of the Fenwick that is located in Montcalm County.
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fenwick ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Butternut
- From Fenwick to Butternut
- Cooks Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corners
- Cooks Corners is located in Ionia County
- Crystal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crystal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Crystal is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crystal
- From Fenwick to Crystal
- Eureka Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eureka Place
- From Fenwick to Eureka Place
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Montcalm County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
- Kings Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Kings Corner is located in Montcalm County
- Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orleans
- From Fenwick to Orleans
- Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Turk Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Woods Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woods Corners
- From Fenwick to Woods Corners
How Far From Fenwick 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 Fenwick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fenwick and extending to:
- Stanton, which is the Seat of Montcalm County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fenwick to Stanton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fenwick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montcalm County: www.montcalm.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fenwick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fenwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1493, Longitude: -85.0805 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fenwick could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fenwick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.721 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.566 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.90 degrees. |