Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lake Ann, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Ann and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Ann

• 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 Lake Ann:
  • 44.725123, -85.845011
  • 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 Lake Ann

• 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 Benzie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benzie County
  • Since Lake Ann is near Grand Traverse County and also Leelanau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Traverse County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leelanau 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 Lake Ann

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Ann ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cedar is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar <1>
• Cedar Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
• Cherry Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Bend is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Bend
• Chums Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chums Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chums Corner
• Crystal Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Spring is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
• Hatchs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
• Honor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Honor is located in Benzie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <1>
• Jacktown ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
  • Jacktown has also been known as:
  • Osborn
• Maple City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Maple City is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <1>
• Traverse City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traverse City <1>

How Far From Lake Ann 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 village such as Lake Ann to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Ann and extending to:

• Beulah, which is the Seat of Benzie County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Ann to Beulah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,613 miles [7,423.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'