Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Linwood Beach:
  • 43.723911, -83.943593
  • 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 Linwood Beach

• 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 Bay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bay County
  • Since Linwood Beach is near Midland County and also Saginaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Midland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saginaw 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 Linwood Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linwood Beach ...

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.

• Beaver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Beaver is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• Duel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Duel is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
• Fisherville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fisherville is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Frankenlust
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Frankenlust is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
• Golden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Little Killarney Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Killarney Beach is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Killarney Beach
• Melbourne ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
• Salzburg ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Salzburg is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
• Three Churches Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Churches Corner is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches Corner
• Worth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Worth is located in Arenac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth

How Far From Linwood Beach 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 Linwood Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bay City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Linwood Beach to Bay City, with an average speed<2> 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,579 miles [7,369.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'