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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Presque Isle County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named High Banks ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- Maryland
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) - Bell Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Landing
- Bell Landing is located in Presque Isle County
- Birchwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Grace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Grand View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Cheboygan County
- Long Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
- Orchard Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
- Orchard Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Rainy Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Beach
- Rainy Beach is located in Presque Isle County
- Silver Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for High Banks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 from Point A (ie- High Banks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Banks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6436, Longitude: -84.2672 In this case, the coordinates for High Banks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | 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 High Banks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.057 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.187 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.60 degrees. |