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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 Gaylord, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gaylord 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 Gaylord:
    • 45.027385, -84.677153
    • 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 Gaylord
  • 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
    • Since Gaylord is near Antrim County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Antrim County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Gaylord

Communities Also Named Gaylord ...

We found seven communities that are also named Gaylord.

Within Michigan, the name Gaylord is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Smith County
      • This Gaylord is located in Smith County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gaylord that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Gaylord.
    • Minnesota
      • Sibley County
      • This Gaylord is located in Sibley County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the west of the Gaylord that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sibley County community of Gaylord.
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Gaylord is located in Beaufort County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gaylord that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Gaylord.
    • North Dakota
      • Stark County
      • This Gaylord is located in Stark County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gaylord that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Gaylord.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Gaylord is located in Coos County and lies 1,944 miles [3,128.6 km]<1> to the west of the Gaylord that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Gaylord.
    • Texas
      • Lipscomb County
      • This Gaylord is located in Lipscomb County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gaylord that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lipscomb County community of Gaylord.
    • Virginia
      • Clarke County
      • This Gaylord is located in Clarke County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gaylord that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Gaylord.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaylord ...

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 Gaylord 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 city such as Gaylord to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Gaylord to Lansing, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gaylord) 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 Gaylord 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 Gaylord. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0274, Longitude: -84.6772    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.369 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.446 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.041 degrees.