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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 The Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Heights 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 The Heights:
    • 42.082542, -84.202725
    • 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 The Heights
  • 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 The Heights ...

We found ten communities that share the name The Heights.

There is one other community in Michigan which is also named The Heights.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Roscommon 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 The Heights [Roscommon County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Finney 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 Kansas community of The Heights [Finney County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of The Heights [Saint Louis County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton 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 Pennsylvania community of The Heights [Northampton County].
    • Texas
      • Brazoria 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 Texas community of The Heights [Brazoria County].
      • Galveston County
      • This The Heights is located in Galveston County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the The Heights that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of The Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Petersburg City
      • This The Heights is located in Petersburg City and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the The Heights that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of The Heights.
      • Prince William County
      • This The Heights is located in Prince William County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km] to the east southeast of the The Heights that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of The Heights.
    • West Virginia
      • Mason County
      • This The Heights is located in Mason County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the The Heights that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of The Heights.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon 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 Wisconsin community of The Heights [Marathon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Heights ...

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.

  • Cement City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Devils Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
    • Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
  • Fishville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Fishville is located in Jackson County
  • Geneva
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Lenawee County
  • Liberty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Jackson County
  • Napoleon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <3>
  • Oak Shade Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Shade Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade Park
    • Oak Shade Park is located in Lenawee County
  • Rome Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Center
    • Rome Center is located in Lenawee County
  • Sunset Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Beach is located in Jackson County

How Far From The Heights 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 community such as The Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Heights to Jackson, 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 435 miles [700.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

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

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 The Heights 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0825, Longitude: -84.2027       In this case, the coordinates for The Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 The Heights 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 312.182 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.796 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.822 degrees.




 

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