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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 Hamtramck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamtramck 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 Hamtramck:
    • 42.393676, -83.055606
    • 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 Hamtramck
  • 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 Hamtramck ...

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.

  • Bridgeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
  • Center Line
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Line
    • Center Line is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Line <3>
  • Dearborn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferndale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper Woods
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Woods
    • Harper Woods is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper Woods <3>
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Royal Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandwich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Springwells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
    • Springwells is located in Wayne County
    • Former name for Springwells:
    • Fordson
  • Twin Sandwich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Sandwich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sandwich

How Far From Hamtramck to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Hamtramck to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Hamtramck and extending to:

  • Detroit, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the South.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<4> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hamtramck to Lansing, with an average speed<5>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 396 miles [637.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Hamtramck: www.hamtramck.us/

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Hamtramck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamtramck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3937, Longitude: -83.0556    
<5>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.
<6>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 Hamtramck to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.428 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.987 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.159 degrees.




 

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