Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Grand View Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand View Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Grand View Beach

• 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 Grand View Beach:
  • 45.456956, -84.585592
  • 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 Grand View Beach

• 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 Cheboygan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheboygan County
  • Since Grand View Beach is near Emmet County and also Presque Isle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Emmet County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Presque Isle 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 Grand View Beach

Communities Also Named Grand View Beach ...

We found one communities that are also named Grand View Beach.

Within Michigan, the name Grand View Beach is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Grand View Beach in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Monroe County
    • This Grand View Beach is located in Monroe County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Grand View Beach that is located in Cheboygan County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Grand View Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand View Beach ...

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.

• Aloha
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Aloha is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
• Birchwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Birchwood is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Cold Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Fingerboard Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
• Indian River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <2>
• Indianville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indianville is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianville
• Long Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
• Royal Oak Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Royal Oak Beach is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Beach
• Silver Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
• Wildwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Grand View Beach 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 Grand View Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Cheboygan, which is the Seat of Cheboygan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grand View Beach to Cheboygan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'