Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lavender Corner:
  • 46.501648, -85.939875
  • 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 Lavender Corner

• 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 Schoolcraft County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schoolcraft County
  • Since Lavender Corner is near Alger County and also Luce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alger County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luce 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 Lavender Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lavender Corner ...

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.

• Carpenter Landing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
• Deer Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Park is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Dollarville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dollarville is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
• Eightmile Corner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Eightmile Corner is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Corner
• Fourmile Corner
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Fourmile Corner is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
• Green Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Haven is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
• Marks
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Marks is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
• Natalie
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Natalie is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
• Pine Stump Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine Stump Junction is located in Luce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Stump Junction
• Sunrise Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sunrise Landing is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Landing

How Far From Lavender Corner 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 Lavender Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lavender Corner and extending to:

• Manistique, which is the Seat of Schoolcraft County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lavender Corner to Manistique, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'