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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 Laporte, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laporte 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 Laporte:
- 43.496416, -84.188873
- 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 Laporte
- 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 Midland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Midland County
- Since Laporte is near Saginaw County and also Bay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saginaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bay 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 Laporte
Communities Also Named Laporte ...
We found five communities that are also named Laporte.
Within Michigan, the name Laporte is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Larimer County
- This Laporte is located in Larimer County and lies 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km]<1> to the west of the Laporte that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Laporte.
- Minnesota
- Hubbard County
- This Laporte is located in Hubbard County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Laporte that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hubbard County community of Laporte.
- Ohio
- Lorain County
- This Laporte is located in Lorain County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Laporte that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Laporte.
- Pennsylvania
- Sullivan County
- This Laporte is located in Sullivan County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Laporte that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Laporte.
- Saskatchewan
- This Laporte lies 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Laporte that is located in Midland County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laporte ...
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.
- Bullock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock Creek is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
- Dean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dean is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dice is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Freeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Golden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Golden is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Hemlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lawndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawndale is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Lockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lockport is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Poseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poseyville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville
How Far From Laporte 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 Laporte to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laporte and extending to:
- Midland, which is the Seat of Midland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Laporte to Midland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laporte) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Laporte 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 Laporte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4964, Longitude: -84.1889 In this case, the coordinates for Laporte have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.119 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.935 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.334 degrees. |
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