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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 Friendsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Friendsville 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 Friendsville:
- 42.307812, -86.223636
- 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 Friendsville
- 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Friendsville is near Berrien County and also Allegan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan 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 Friendsville
Communities Also Named Friendsville ...
We found five communities that are also named Friendsville.
Within Michigan, the name Friendsville is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Wabash County
- This Friendsville is located in Wabash County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Friendsville that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Friendsville.
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- This Friendsville is located in Garrett County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Friendsville that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Friendsville.
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Friendsville is located in Medina County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Friendsville that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Friendsville.
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- This Friendsville is located in Susquehanna County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the east of the Friendsville that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Friendsville.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Friendsville is located in Blount County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Friendsville that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Friendsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Friendsville ...
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.
- Breedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Covert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Beach is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
- Fish Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
- Indian Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Little Paw Paw Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Paw Paw Lake
- Maple Grove Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Corners
- Paw Paw Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Friendsville 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 Friendsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Friendsville and extending to:
- Paw Paw, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Friendsville to Paw Paw, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Friendsville) 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 Friendsville 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 Friendsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3078, Longitude: -86.2236 In this case, the coordinates for Friendsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.325 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.74 degrees. |
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