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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 Gentian, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gentian 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 Gentian:
- 46.430154, -87.466773
- 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 Gentian
- 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 Marquette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette County
- Since Gentian is near Alger County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alger County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta 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 Gentian
Communities Also Named Gentian ...
We found one communities that are also named Gentian.
Within Michigan, the name Gentian is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Gentian in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Gentian is located in Muscogee County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the south of the Gentian that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Gentian.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gentian ...
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.
- Cascade
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Eagle Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Green Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Garden is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Garden
- Harvey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- National Mine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- National Mine is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
- Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plains is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sands Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sands Station is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Station
- Sugar Loaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Gentian 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 Gentian to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gentian and extending to:
- Marquette, which is the Seat of Marquette County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Gentian to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,605 miles [7,411 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- Gentian) 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 Gentian 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 Gentian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4302, Longitude: -87.4668 In this case, the coordinates for Gentian have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.204 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.724 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.037 degrees. |
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