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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 Fishville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fishville 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 Fishville:
    • 42.209976, -84.156882
    • 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 Fishville
  • 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 Fishville ...

We found three communities that share the name Fishville.

There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Fishville.

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

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Montcalm County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fishville [Montcalm County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Mahaska County
      • This Fishville is located in Mahaska County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<2> to the west of the Fishville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Fishville.
    • Louisiana
      • Grant Parish
      • This Fishville is located in Grant Parish and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fishville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Fishville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fishville ...

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.

  • Grass Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
    • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <4>
  • Jerusalem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Jerusalem is located in Washtenaw County
  • Lanewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanewood
    • Lanewood is located in Washtenaw County
  • Michigan Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Center
    • Michigan Center is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan Center <4>
  • Napoleon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <4>
  • Oak Shade Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Shade Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade Park
    • Oak Shade Park is located in Lenawee County
  • River Raisin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Raisin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Raisin
    • River Raisin is located in Washtenaw County
  • Rogers Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corner
    • Rogers Corner is located in Washtenaw County
  • Sunset Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Beach is located in Jackson County

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

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fishville to Jackson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fishville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fishville 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fishville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fishville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2100, Longitude: -84.1569    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Fishville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.148 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.777 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.758 degrees.









 

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