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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 Hazel Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazel Park 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 Hazel Park:
    • 42.461401, -83.104015
    • 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 Hazel Park
  • 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

Communities Also Named Hazel Park ...

We found one communities that share the name Hazel Park.

Within Michigan, the name Hazel Park is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Hazel Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Ramsey County
      • This Hazel Park is located in Ramsey County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hazel Park that is located in Oakland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of Hazel Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazel Park ...

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.

  • Big Beaver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
    • Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
  • Center Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Charing Cross
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charing Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
    • Charing Cross is located in Oakland County
  • Dearborn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ferndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harper Woods
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plumb Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
    • Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
    • Plumb Brook has also been known as:
    • Plum Brook
    • Plumbrook Village
    • Plumbrook
  • Red Run Corners ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Run Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run Corners
    • Red Run Corners is located in Macomb County
  • Roseville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Royal Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spinnings ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spinnings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
    • Spinnings is located in Macomb County
    • Spinnings has also been known as:
    • Spinning
  • Springwells
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
    • Springwells is located in Wayne County
    • Former name for Springwells:
    • Fordson

How Far From Hazel Park 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 city such as Hazel Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Pontiac, which is the Seat of Oakland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hazel Park to Pontiac, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 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 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Hazel Park: www.hazelpark.org/

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hazel Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hazel Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4614, Longitude: -83.1040    
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Hazel Park 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 311.456 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.029 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.159 degrees.




 

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