Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kawkawlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kawkawlin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kawkawlin
- 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 Kawkawlin:
- 43.651913, -83.943196
- 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 Kawkawlin
- 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 Bay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bay County
- Since Kawkawlin is near Saginaw County and also Midland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saginaw County
- eBird sighting report for Midland 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kawkawlin ...
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.
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Crow Island ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Duel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
- Duel is located in Bay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Duel
- From Kawkawlin to Duel
- Fisherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Bay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fisherville
- From Kawkawlin to Fisherville
- Frankenlust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
- Frankenlust is located in Bay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Frankenlust
- From Kawkawlin to Frankenlust
- Freeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Freeland is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <2>
- Golden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Lawndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Little Killarney Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Killarney Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Killarney Beach
- Little Killarney Beach is located in Bay County
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melbourne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Melbourne
- From Kawkawlin to Melbourne
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salzburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
- Salzburg is located in Bay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salzburg
- From Kawkawlin to Salzburg
- Three Churches Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Churches Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches Corner
- Three Churches Corner is located in Bay County
How Far From Kawkawlin 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 Kawkawlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Kawkawlin and extending to:
- Bay City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<4> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Kawkawlin to Lansing, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. 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 485 miles [780.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kawkawlin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Kawkawlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kawkawlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6519, Longitude: -83.9432 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Kawkawlin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.95 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.767 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.156 degrees. |