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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Frost Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frost Corners 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 Frost Corners:
    • 42.842812, -84.866661
    • 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 Frost Corners
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frost Corners ...

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.

  • Delta Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Mills
    • Delta Mills is located in Eaton County
  • Eagle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Ledge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
    • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <2>
  • Little Venice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
    • Little Venice is located in Eaton County
  • Lyons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Needmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Eaton County
  • Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
    • Prairie is located in Ionia County

How Far From Frost Corners 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 community such as Frost Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Frost Corners and extending to:

  • Ionia, which is the Seat of Ionia County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Frost Corners to Ionia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frost Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ionia County: www.ioniacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Frost Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frost Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8428, Longitude: -84.8667       In this case, the coordinates for Frost Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Frost Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.591 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.372 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.895 degrees.









 

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