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

  • 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 Fleming:
    • 42.643645, -84.013288
    • 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 Fleming
  • 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 Fleming ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Fleming.

Within Michigan, the name Fleming is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fleming [Hot Spring County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Fleming lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fleming that is located in Livingston County.
    • Colorado
      • Logan County
      • This Fleming is located in Logan County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<2> to the west of the Fleming that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Fleming.
    • Florida
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Fleming [Clay County].
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Fleming [Gwinnett County].
      • Liberty County
      • This Fleming is located in Liberty County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<2> to the south of the Fleming that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Fleming.
    • Indiana
      • Jackson County
      • This Fleming is located in Jackson County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Fleming that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Fleming.
    • Kansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Fleming is located in Crawford County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fleming that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Fleming.
    • Kentucky
      • Letcher County
      • This Fleming is located in Letcher County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<2> to the south of the Fleming that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Fleming.
    • Missouri
      • Ray County
      • This Fleming is located in Ray County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fleming that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Fleming.
    • New Mexico
      • Grant County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Fleming.
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Fleming is located in Cayuga County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<2> to the east of the Fleming that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Fleming.
    • North Dakota
      • Cass County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Fleming [Cass County].
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Fleming is located in Washington County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Fleming that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fleming.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fleming [Centre County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Fleming lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fleming that is located in Livingston County.
    • Texas
      • Comanche County
      • This Fleming is located in Comanche County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fleming that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Fleming.
    • West Virginia
      • Wayne County
      • This Fleming is located in Wayne County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Fleming that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fleming.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fleming ...

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.

  • Chalkerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
    • Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
    • Chalkerville has also been known as:
    • Chalkers Landing
  • Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chubb's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
    • Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Deer Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
  • Fowlerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gregory
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <5>
  • Hartland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
    • Hell is located in Livingston County
    • Hell has also been known as:
    • Hi Land Lake
    • Highland Lake
    • Hiland Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <5>
  • Kaiserville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
    • Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
  • Parishfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parishfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishfield
    • Parishfield is located in Livingston County
  • Pettysville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
    • Pettysville is located in Livingston County
  • Union Plains
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Plains
    • Union Plains is located in Shiawassee County

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

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

  • Howell, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Fleming to Lansing, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.mi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fleming, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fleming) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fleming. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6436, Longitude: -84.0133       In this case, the coordinates for Fleming have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Fleming 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.
<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>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.
<7>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.
<8>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 Fleming to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.039 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.717 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.541 degrees.









 

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