Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lenawee Junction:
  • 41.884492, -83.943831
  • 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 Lenawee Junction

• 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 Lenawee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
  • Since Lenawee Junction is near Monroe County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Lenawee Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lenawee Junction ...

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.

• Champion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Champion is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Friendly Village of Adrian
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Friendly Village of Adrian is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village of Adrian
• Jasper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasper is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
• Leslie ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Mulberry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mulberry is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Raisin Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
• Rome Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rome Center is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Center
• Sand Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
• Townline ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Townline is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
• Treadway ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Treadway is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway

How Far From Lenawee Junction to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lenawee Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Adrian, which is the Seat of Lenawee County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lenawee Junction to Lansing, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 417 miles [671.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'