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

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

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Superior Estates
  • 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 Superior Estates:
    • 46.469444, -84.350000
    • 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 Lake Superior Estates
  • 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 Chippewa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
    • Since Lake Superior Estates is near Mackinac County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Mackinac 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 Lake Superior Estates ...

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.

  • Churchville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Chippewa County
  • French Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gardenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Gardenville is located in Chippewa County
  • Meadow Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Mission
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Chippewa County
  • Payment
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payment
    • Payment is located in Chippewa County
  • Rosedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Chippewa County
  • Shallows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shallows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallows
    • Shallows is located in Chippewa County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lake Superior Estates and extending to:

  • Sault Sainte Marie, which is the Seat of Chippewa County, lies just to the North.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Superior Estates to Lansing, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Superior Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>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- Lake Superior Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Superior Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4694, Longitude: -84.3500       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Superior Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lake Superior Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.059 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.314 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.333 degrees.









 

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