Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Margrethe:
  • 44.641681, -84.770309
  • 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 Margrethe

• 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Lake Margrethe is near Kalkaska County and also Roscommon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kalkaska County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roscommon 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 Margrethe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Margrethe ...

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.

• Bucks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bucks is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
• Danish Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Danish Landing is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Landing
• Deerheart Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
• Five Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Five Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Frederic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Frederic is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederic <1>
• Hillcrest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Louis Cabin Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Louis Cabin Landing is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Cabin Landing
• Skyline Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
• Tent City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tent City is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
• Wildwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Lake Margrethe 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 Lake Margrethe 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 Margrethe and extending to:

• Grayling, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Margrethe to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,574 miles [7,361.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'