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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 Leelanau Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leelanau Shores 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 Leelanau Shores:
- 44.892222, -85.693415
- 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 Shores
- 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 Shores is near Grand Traverse County and also Benzie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Traverse County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benzie 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 Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leelanau Shores ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Cherry Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Bend is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Bend
- Crystal Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Fountain Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fountain Point is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Point
- Hatchs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
- Maple City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Traverse City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Leelanau Shores 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 Shores 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 Shores and extending to:
- Leland, which is the Seat of Leelanau County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leelanau Shores to Leland, 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 159 miles [255.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leelanau Shores) 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 Leelanau Shores 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 Leelanau Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8922, Longitude: -85.6934 In this case, the coordinates for Leelanau Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.061 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.208 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.62 degrees. |
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