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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 Kerr Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kerr Hill 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 Kerr Hill:
- 42.896139, -83.396056
- 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 Kerr Hill
- 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 Kerr Hill 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 Kerr Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kerr Hill ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Decker ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Decker is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Decker has also been known as:
- Decker Settlement
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Farmers Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Groveland Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Holly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Lake Orion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
- Former names for Lake Orion:
- Canandaigua City
- New Canandaigua
- Oakland
- Orion
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <1>
- Lakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Leonard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thornville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thornville is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
How Far From Kerr Hill 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 Kerr Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kerr Hill and extending to:
- Lapeer, which is the Seat of Lapeer County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kerr Hill to Lapeer, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving 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 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kerr Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kerr Hill 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 Kerr Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8961, Longitude: -83.3961 In this case, the coordinates for Kerr Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.287 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.15 degrees. |
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