Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ferrysburg:
  • 43.086129, -86.219498
  • 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 Ferrysburg

• 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 Ottawa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
  • Since Ferrysburg is near Muskegon County and also Newaygo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskegon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newaygo 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 Ferrysburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferrysburg ...

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.

• Clark Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clark Corners is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
• Cloverville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cloverville is located in Muskegon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverville
• Crisp
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crisp is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Fruitport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitport is located in Muskegon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitport <1>
• Grand Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Grand Haven is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Haven <1>
• Harlem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Harlem is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Moorland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Moorland is located in Muskegon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
• Pearline
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pearline is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearline
• Rosy Mound
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rosy Mound is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosy Mound
• Snug Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
• Wolf Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake

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

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

• Grand Haven, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Ferrysburg to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'