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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 Frederic, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frederic 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 Frederic:
- 44.779352, -84.754299
- 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 Frederic
- 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 Frederic 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 Frederic
Communities Also Named Frederic ...
We found two communities that are also named Frederic.
Within Michigan, the name Frederic is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Monroe County
- This Frederic is located in Monroe County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Frederic that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Frederic.
- Wisconsin
- Polk County
- This Frederic is located in Polk County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Frederic that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Frederic.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frederic ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cotton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cotton is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
- Danish Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Danish Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Landing
- Five Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Louis Cabin Landing
(9 miles [14.5 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pearll City
(14 miles [22.5 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Frederic 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 Frederic to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frederic and extending to:
- Grayling, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Frederic to Lansing, with an average speed<2>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 567 miles [912.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Frederic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Frederic to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frederic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7794, Longitude: -84.7543 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.434 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.483 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.17 degrees. |
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