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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 Larson Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Larson Beach 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 Larson Beach:
- 44.800845, -83.523587
- 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 Larson Beach
- 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 Alcona County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alcona County
- Since Larson Beach is near Alpena County and also Iosco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alpena County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iosco 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 Larson Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Larson Beach ...
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.
- Curtisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Flanders
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flanders is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Greenbush
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Killmaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Killmaster is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killmaster
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Junction is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Junction
- Lost Lake Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
- Mikado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Larson Beach 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 Larson Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Larson Beach and extending to:
- Harrisville, which is the Seat of Alcona County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Larson Beach to Harrisville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 southwest (SSW). 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 526 miles [846.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Larson Beach) 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 Larson Beach 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 Larson Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8008, Longitude: -83.5236 In this case, the coordinates for Larson Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.61 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.555 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.525 degrees. |
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