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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 Golfcrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golfcrest 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 Golfcrest:
- 41.942823, -83.370210
- 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 Golfcrest
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Golfcrest is near Wayne County and also Lucas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas 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 Golfcrest
Communities Also Named Golfcrest ...
We found one communities that are also named Golfcrest.
Within Michigan, the name Golfcrest is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Golfcrest in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Golfcrest is located in Harris County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the southwest of the Golfcrest that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Golfcrest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Golfcrest ...
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.
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grand View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grand View is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grape
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grape is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
- Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ida Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ida Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Center
- Luna Pier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maybee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Willow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
How Far From Golfcrest 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 Golfcrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Golfcrest and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Golfcrest 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 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Golfcrest) 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 Golfcrest 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 Golfcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9428, Longitude: -83.3702 In this case, the coordinates for Golfcrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.648 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.17 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.467 degrees. |
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