Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Litchfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Litchfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Litchfield
- 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 Litchfield:
- 42.043101, -84.757465
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Litchfield
- 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 Hillsdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsdale County
- Since Litchfield is near Branch County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Branch County
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Litchfield ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Litchfield.
Within Michigan, the name Litchfield is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Litchfield is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,611 miles [2,592.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Litchfield.
- California
- Lassen County
- This Litchfield is located in Lassen County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<1> to the west of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lassen County community of Litchfield.
- Illinois
- Kankakee County
- This Litchfield is located in Kankakee County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Litchfield.
- Montgomery County
- This Litchfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km] to the southwest of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Litchfield.
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Litchfield [Crawford County].
- Maine
- Kennebec County
- This Litchfield is located in Kennebec County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Litchfield.
- Minnesota
- Meeker County
- This Litchfield is located in Meeker County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of Litchfield.
- Nebraska
- Sherman County
- This Litchfield is located in Sherman County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the west of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Litchfield.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Litchfield is located in Hillsborough County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the east of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Litchfield.
- New York
- Herkimer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Litchfield [Herkimer County].
- Tioga County
- This Litchfield is located in Tioga County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the east of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Litchfield.
- Nova Scotia
- This Litchfield lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Litchfield is located in Medina County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Litchfield.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Litchfield is located in Bradford County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the east of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Litchfield.
- Quebec
- This Litchfield lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Litchfield is located in Fauquier County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Litchfield that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Litchfield.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Litchfield ...
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.
- Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Hillsdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <5>
- Bankers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Fisher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Mosherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosherville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Stoney Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Stoney Point is located in Jackson County
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Branch County
How Far From Litchfield 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 city such as Litchfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Litchfield and extending to:
- Hillsdale, which is the Seat of Hillsdale County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Litchfield to Hillsdale, with an average speed<6> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Litchfield: www.ci.litchfield.mi.us/
The official website for Hillsdale County: www.co.hillsdale.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Litchfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Litchfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0431, Longitude: -84.7575 In this case, the coordinates for Litchfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Litchfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Litchfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Litchfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.544 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.201 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.105 degrees. |