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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 Green Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Green Lake:
    • 42.745278, -85.600000
    • 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 Green Lake
  • 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 Allegan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan County
    • Since Green Lake is near Kent County and also Barry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barry 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 Green Lake

Communities Also Named Green Lake ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Green Lake.

There is one other community in Michigan that is also named Green Lake.

Beyond Michigan, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eight are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Grand Traverse County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Green Lake [Grand Traverse County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Green Lake lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Green Lake that is located in Allegan County.
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Green Lake is located in Hancock County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Green Lake that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Green Lake.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Minnesota
      • Kandiyohi County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Green Lake [Kandiyohi County].
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Green Lake is located in Morris County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<2> to the east of the Green Lake that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Green Lake.
    • Ontario
      • This Green Lake lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Green Lake that is located in Allegan County.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Green Lake lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Green Lake that is located in Allegan County.
    • Texas
      • Calhoun County
      • This Green Lake is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Green Lake that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Green Lake.
    • Utah
      • Daggett County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Green Lake [Daggett County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Green Lake is located in King County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Green Lake that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Green Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Green Lake County
      • This Green Lake is located in Green Lake County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Green Lake that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green Lake County community of Green Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Lake ...

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.

  • Alaska
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alaska is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
  • Beverly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Cascade
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cascade is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Clyde Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
  • Corning
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Corning is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Cutlerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Galewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Galewood is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Holy Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holy Corners is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Corners
  • Jamestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Kentwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Orangeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Orangeville is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Sandy Pines
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Pines is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pines
  • Wyoming
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Green Lake 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 Green Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Lake and extending to:

  • Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Green Lake to Allegan, 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 6 hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Green Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Green Lake 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 Green Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7453, Longitude: -85.6000       In this case, the coordinates for Green Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.077 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.91 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.292 degrees.