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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 Hunters Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunters Creek 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 Hunters Creek:
    • 42.985693, -83.294089
    • 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 Hunters Creek
  • 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 Lapeer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lapeer County
    • Since Hunters Creek is near Oakland County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oakland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Hunters Creek

Communities Also Named Hunters Creek ...

We found four communities that are also named Hunters Creek.

Within Michigan, the name Hunters Creek is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • This Hunters Creek is located in Orange County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the south of the Hunters Creek that is located in Lapeer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Hunters Creek.
    • Mississippi
      • Madison County
      • This Hunters Creek is located in Madison County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hunters Creek that is located in Lapeer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hunters Creek.
    • South Carolina
      • Dorchester County
      • This Hunters Creek is located in Dorchester County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hunters Creek that is located in Lapeer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Hunters Creek.
    • Virginia
      • James City County
      • This Hunters Creek is located in James City County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hunters Creek that is located in Lapeer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Hunters Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunters Creek ...

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.

  • Atlas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Elba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elba is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Farmers Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
  • Five Lakes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
  • Goodland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodland is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Kings Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Orion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lakeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Leonard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thornville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Thornville is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville

How Far From Hunters Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hunters Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lapeer, which is the Seat of Lapeer County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hunters Creek to Lansing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hunters Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hunters Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hunters Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9857, Longitude: -83.2941    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.556 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.221 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.068 degrees.