Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Houghton Lake Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Houghton Lake Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Houghton Lake Heights

• 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 Houghton Lake Heights:
  • 44.327517, -84.774472
  • 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 Houghton Lake Heights

• 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 Roscommon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roscommon County
  • Since Houghton Lake Heights is near Missaukee County and also Clare County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Missaukee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clare 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 Houghton Lake Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Houghton Lake 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.

• Buck Trails
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Buck Trails is located in Clare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Trails
• Hillcrest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Long Lake Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Long Lake Heights is located in Clare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Heights
• Maple Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Maple Valley is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
• Meads Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Meads Landing is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Landing
• Prosper
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Prosper is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
• Rainbow Bend
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainbow Bend is located in Clare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
• Star City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Star City is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
• Tent City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tent City is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Houghton Lake Heights and extending to:

• Roscommon, which is the Seat of Roscommon County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Houghton Lake Heights to Roscommon, with an average speed<2> 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 110 miles [177 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'