Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Leelanau Schools:
  • 44.915273, -85.970925
  • 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 Leelanau Schools

• 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 Leelanau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leelanau County
  • Since Leelanau Schools is near Benzie County and also Grand Traverse County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benzie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Traverse 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 Leelanau Schools

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leelanau Schools ...

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.

• Cedar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar <1>
• Cedar Run
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
• Crescent ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Crescent is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
• Edgewater
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgewater is located in Benzie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Empire
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Empire is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <1>
• Fountain Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fountain Point is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Point
• Glen Haven ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Hatchs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
• Jacktown ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
  • Jacktown has also been known as:
  • Osborn
• Lake Ann
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <1>
• Maple City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple City is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <1>

How Far From Leelanau Schools 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 community such as Leelanau Schools to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Leelanau Schools and extending to:

• Leland, which is the Seat of Leelanau County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leelanau Schools to Leland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'