Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 High Banks:
  • 45.643622, -84.267243
  • 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 High Banks

• 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 Cheboygan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheboygan County
  • Since High Banks is near Presque Isle County and also Mackinac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Presque Isle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mackinac 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 High Banks

Communities Also Named High Banks ...

We found one communities that are also named High Banks.

Within Michigan, the name High Banks is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named High Banks in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Talbot County
    • This High Banks is located in Talbot County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the High Banks that is located in Cheboygan County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of High Banks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Banks ...

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.

• Aloha
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aloha is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
• Bell Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell Landing is located in Presque Isle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Landing
• Birchwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Birchwood is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Grace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace is located in Presque Isle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Grand View
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Grand View is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
• Long Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
• Orchard Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orchard Beach is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
• Rainy Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rainy Beach is located in Presque Isle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Beach
• Silver Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach

How Far From High Banks 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 High Banks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Cheboygan, which is the Seat of Cheboygan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from High Banks to Cheboygan, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'