Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forbush Corner:
  • 44.785570, -84.706418
  • 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 Forbush Corner

• 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Forbush Corner is near Otsego County and also Kalkaska County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kalkaska 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 Forbush Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forbush Corner ...

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.

• Bucks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bucks is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
• Danish Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Danish Landing is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Landing
• Five Corners
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Frederic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Frederic is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederic <1>
• Louis Cabin Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Louis Cabin Landing is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Cabin Landing
• Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
• Oak Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pearll City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
• Skyline Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
• Wildwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Grayling, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the South.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Forbush Corner to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'