Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Gros Cap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gros Cap and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gros Cap

• 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 Gros Cap:
  • 45.870828, -84.826258
  • 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 Gros Cap

• 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 Mackinac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mackinac County
  • Since Gros Cap is near Emmet County and also Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan 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 Gros Cap

Communities Also Named Gros Cap ...

We found two communities that are also named Gros Cap.

Within Michigan, the name Gros Cap is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Gros Cap lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gros Cap that is located in Mackinac County.
  • Quebec
    • This Gros Cap lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gros Cap that is located in Mackinac County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gros Cap ...

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.

• British Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to British Landing
  • From Gros Cap to British Landing
• Carp Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Carp Lake is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carp Lake <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carp Lake
  • From Gros Cap to Carp Lake
• Cecil
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cecil is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Charles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Charles is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
• Edgewater Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewater Beach is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
• Evergreen Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Shores is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
• Freedom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Freedom is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
• Grand View
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand View is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
• Levering
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Levering is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levering
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levering <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Levering
  • From Gros Cap to Levering

How Far From Gros Cap 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 Gros Cap to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Saint Ignace, which is the Seat of Mackinac County, lies just to the East.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Gros Cap to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'