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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 Fort Gratiot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Gratiot 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 Fort Gratiot:
    • 42.989298, -82.427471
    • 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 Fort Gratiot
  • 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 Fort Gratiot ...

We found one communities that share the name Fort Gratiot.

Within Michigan, the name Fort Gratiot is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Fort Gratiot in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Wisconsin
      • Lafayette 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 Wisconsin community of Fort Gratiot [Lafayette County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Gratiot ...

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.

  • Coronation Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronation Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronation Park
  • Fourth Line
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourth Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Line
  • Gardendale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
    • Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County
  • Lucasville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mooretown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ruby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
  • South Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • South Park is located in Saint Clair County
  • Wees Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Fort Gratiot to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fort Gratiot to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Fort Gratiot once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Fort Gratiot and extending to:

  • Port Huron, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<5> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Gratiot to Lansing, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/

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 Fort Gratiot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Gratiot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Gratiot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9893, Longitude: -82.4275    
<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 Fort Gratiot 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 310.992 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.584 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.64 degrees.




 

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