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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 Island View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island View and the surrounding area.
- 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 Island View:
- 45.639415, -87.197629
- 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 Island View
- 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 Delta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Since Island View is near Menominee County and also Door County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menominee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Door 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 Island View
Communities Also Named Island View ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Island View.
Within Michigan, the name Island View is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eight are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Island View is located in Glynn County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Island View that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Island View.
- Illinois
- Montgomery County
- This Island View is located in Montgomery County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Island View that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Island View.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Island View is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Island View that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Island View.
- Minnesota
- Koochiching County
- This Island View is located in Koochiching County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Island View that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Island View.
- New Brunswick
- This Island View lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the east of the Island View that is located in Delta County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Island View lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the east of the Island View that is located in Delta County.
- Ohio
- Logan County
- This Island View is located in Logan County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Island View that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Island View.
- Wood County
- This Island View is located in Wood County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the southeast of the Island View that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Island View.
- Saskatchewan
- This Island View lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Island View that is located in Delta County.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Island View is located in Davis County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the west of the Island View that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Island View.
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Island View is located in Benton County and lies 1,527 miles [2,457.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Island View that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Island View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Island View ...
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.
- Cedar River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Ford River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ford River is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- Fox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indiantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indiantown is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown has also been known as:
- Indian Town
- Lake Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Bluff is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bluff
- Maywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Powers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Island View 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 Island View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Island View and extending to:
- Escanaba, which is the Seat of Delta County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Island View to Escanaba, 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 239 miles [384.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Island View) 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 Island View 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 Island View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6394, Longitude: -87.1976 In this case, the coordinates for Island View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.053 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.439 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.161 degrees. |
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