Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fraser, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fraser and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fraser
- 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 Fraser:
- 42.539758, -82.948532
- 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 Fraser
- 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 Macomb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Macomb County
- Since Fraser is near Wayne County and also Oakland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Oakland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fraser ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Fraser.
Within Michigan, the name Fraser is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eight are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Fraser lies 2,465 miles [3,967 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fraser that is located in Macomb County.
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Clearwater County
- This Fraser is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fraser that is located in Macomb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Fraser.
- Shoshone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Fraser [Shoshone County].
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Fraser lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fraser that is located in Macomb County.
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Fraser is located in Delaware County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the east of the Fraser that is located in Macomb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Fraser.
- Livingston County
- This Fraser is located in Livingston County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east of the Fraser that is located in Macomb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Fraser.
- Ontario
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fraser ...
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.
- Center Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Line
- Center Line is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Line <4>
- Eagle Poine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Poine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Poine
- Eagle Poine is located in Macomb County
- Harper Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Woods
- Harper Woods is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper Woods <4>
- Liverpool ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plumb Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
- Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
- Plumb Brook has also been known as:
- Plum Brook
- Plumbrook Village
- Plumbrook
- Red Run Corners ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Run Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run Corners
- Red Run Corners is located in Macomb County
- Roseville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
- Spinnings ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Fraser 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 Fraser to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fraser and extending to:
- Mount Clemens, which is the Seat of Macomb County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fraser to Lansing, with an average speed<6>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 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 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fraser: www.fraser.govoffice.com/
The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Fraser) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fraser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5398, Longitude: -82.9485 In this case, the coordinates for Fraser have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Fraser 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 Fraser 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 311.352 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.923 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.056 degrees. |