Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gladwin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gladwin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gladwin
- 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 Gladwin:
- 43.98071, -84.486755
- 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 Gladwin
- 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 Gladwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gladwin County
- Since Gladwin is near Clare County and also Midland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clare County
- eBird sighting report for Midland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gladwin ...
We found three communities that share the name Gladwin.
Within Michigan, the name Gladwin is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Gladwin lies 1,772 miles [2,851.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gladwin that is located in Gladwin County.
- Iowa
- West Virginia
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gladwin ...
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.
- Butman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Colonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonville
- Colonville is located in Clare County
- Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Edenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Highwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Hockaday
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Lyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Podunk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Sugar Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
How Far From Gladwin 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 Gladwin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gladwin and extending to:
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Gladwin 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 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 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gladwin: www.gladwin.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gladwin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gladwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9807, Longitude: -84.4868 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Gladwin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.294 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.205 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.315 degrees. |