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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 Gardendale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gardendale 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 Gardendale:
    • 43.038593, -82.492419
    • 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 Gardendale
  • 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
    • Since Gardendale is near Sanilac County and also Macomb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sanilac County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macomb 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 Gardendale

Communities Also Named Gardendale ...

We found eight communities that are also named Gardendale.

Within Michigan, the name Gardendale is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Gardendale is located in Jefferson County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Gardendale that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Gardendale.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Gardendale is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the south southwest of the Gardendale that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Gardendale.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Gardendale is located in Delaware County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gardendale that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Gardendale.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Gardendale is located in Lexington County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the south of the Gardendale that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Gardendale.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • Although located in Bexar County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Gardendale.
      • Ector County
      • This Gardendale is located in Ector County and lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gardendale that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ector County community of Gardendale.
      • La Salle County
      • This Gardendale is located in La Salle County and lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km] to the southwest of the Gardendale that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Gardendale.
      • Nueces County
      • This Gardendale is located in Nueces County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km] to the southwest of the Gardendale that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nueces County community of Gardendale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gardendale ...

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.

How Far From Gardendale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gardendale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gardendale and extending to:

  • Port Huron, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Gardendale to Lansing, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gardendale) 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 Gardendale 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 Gardendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0386, Longitude: -82.4924       In this case, the coordinates for Gardendale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.032 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.636 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.654 degrees.