Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Great Lakes Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Great Lakes Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Beach:
- 43.216971, -82.522145
- 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 Great Lakes 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 Sanilac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sanilac County
- Since Great Lakes Beach is near Saint Clair County and also Lapeer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- eBird sighting report for Lapeer 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Great Lakes 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.
- Birch Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Beach
- Birch Beach is located in Sanilac County
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Saint Clair County
- Blue Water Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Water Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Water Beach
- Blue Water Beach is located in Sanilac County
- Carsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Carsonville is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carsonville <2>
- Cash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Fargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Gardendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County
- Peck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Ruby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
- Speaker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
- Speaker is located in Sanilac County
- Wees Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wees Beach
How Far From Great Lakes Beach 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 Great Lakes Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Great Lakes Beach and extending to:
- Sandusky, which is the Seat of Sanilac County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Great Lakes Beach to Sandusky, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 412 miles [663 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Great Lakes Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Great Lakes Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Great Lakes Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2170, Longitude: -82.5221 In this case, the coordinates for Great Lakes Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Great Lakes Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.042 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.674 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.604 degrees. |