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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 Golden Pond Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden Pond Estates 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 Golden Pond Estates:
- 41.902222, -85.707778
- 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 Golden Pond Estates
- 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 Joseph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- Since Golden Pond Estates is near Cass County and also Elkhart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elkhart 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 Golden Pond Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden Pond Estates ...
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.
- Breezy Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Breezy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Beach
- Chamberlain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Corey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Flowerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flowerfield is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
- Howardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Howardsville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Jones
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Klingers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Pine Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Sandy Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Spring Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Beach is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
- Three Rivers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Golden Pond Estates 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 Golden Pond Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Golden Pond Estates and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Saint Joseph County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Golden Pond Estates to Centreville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Golden Pond Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Golden Pond Estates 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 Golden Pond Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9022, Longitude: -85.7078 In this case, the coordinates for Golden Pond Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.167 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.89 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.613 degrees. |
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