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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 Loehme, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loehme 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 Loehme:
    • 43.690302, -84.067763
    • 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 Loehme
  • 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 Loehme 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 Loehme

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loehme ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Beaver is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Bombay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bombay is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
  • Bullock Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullock Creek is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
  • Dean
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dean is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Duel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Duel is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
  • Fisherville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fisherville is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
  • Frankenlust
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Frankenlust is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
  • Freeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Golden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Golden is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Little Killarney Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Salzburg ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Salzburg is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
  • Three Churches Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Bay City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loehme to Bay City, 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 70 miles [112.7 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loehme) 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 Loehme 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 Loehme. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6903, Longitude: -84.0678       In this case, the coordinates for Loehme have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.03 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.863 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.205 degrees.