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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 Kerby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kerby 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 Kerby:
- 42.999473, -84.069133
- 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 Kerby
- 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 Shiawassee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shiawassee County
- Since Kerby is near Genesee County and also Saginaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saginaw 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 Kerby
Communities Also Named Kerby ...
We found two communities that are also named Kerby.
Within Michigan, the name Kerby is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Plumas County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Kerby [Plumas County].
- Oregon
- Josephine County
- This Kerby is located in Josephine County and lies 1,993 miles [3,207.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Kerby that is located in Shiawassee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Josephine County community of Kerby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kerby ...
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.
- Burnt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt
- Deer Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Elsie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points North
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points North is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points North
- Flint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Flushing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Juddville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- Racy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Racy is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racy
- Union Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union Plains is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Plains
- Wolf Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wolf Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Crossing
How Far From Kerby 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 Kerby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kerby and extending to:
- Corunna, which is the Seat of Shiawassee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Kerby to Lansing, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 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 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,613 miles [7,423.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kerby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kerby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Kerby 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 Kerby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9995, Longitude: -84.0691 In this case, the coordinates for Kerby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.061 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.796 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.446 degrees. |
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