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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 French Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to French Town 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 French Town:
- 43.770839, -86.437302
- 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 French Town
- 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 Oceana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oceana County
- Since French Town is near Mason County and also Newaygo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newaygo 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 French Town
Communities Also Named French Town ...
We found two communities that are also named French Town.
Within Michigan, the name French Town is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Washington County
- This French Town is located in Washington County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the French Town that is located in Oceana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of French Town.
- Montana
- Deer Lodge County
- This French Town is located in Deer Lodge County and lies 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the French Town that is located in Oceana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deer Lodge County community of French Town.
Curious and Interesting Names Near French Town ...
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.
- Amber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amber is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber has also been known as:
- Slaughtburg
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buttersville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
- Crystal Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Fern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Hart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Little Point Sable
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Point Sable is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point Sable
- New Era
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Piney Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Ridge is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Stony Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stony Lake is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lake
How Far From French Town 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 French Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in French Town and extending to:
- Hart, which is the Seat of Oceana County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from French Town to Lansing, with an average speed<3>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 591 miles [951.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- French Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 French Town 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 French Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7708, Longitude: -86.4373 In this case, the coordinates for French Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.604 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.658 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.382 degrees. |
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