Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lathrup Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lathrup Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lathrup Village
- 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 Lathrup Village:
- 42.493148, -83.222167
- 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 Lathrup Village
- 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 Oakland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oakland County
- Since Lathrup Village is near Wayne County and also Macomb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Macomb 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 Lathrup Village ...
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.
- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Big Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
- Charing Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charing Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
- Charing Cross is located in Oakland County
- Clarenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
- Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
- Elm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ferndale is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <2>
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Franklin has also been known as:
- Franklin Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Ridge <2>
- Quakertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Quakertown is located in Oakland County
- Royal Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
- Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <2>
- Spinnings ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Lathrup Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Lathrup Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Lathrup Village and extending to:
- Pontiac, which is the Seat of Oakland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lathrup Village to Pontiac, with an average speed<5> 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 69 miles [111 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 407 miles [655 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lathrup Village: www.lathrupvillage.org/
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lathrup Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lathrup Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4931, Longitude: -83.2222 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lathrup Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.531 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.119 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.206 degrees. |