Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Loomis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loomis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Loomis
- 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 Loomis:
- 43.793526, -84.66688
- 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 Loomis
- 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 Isabella County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Isabella County
- Since Loomis is near Midland County and also Clare County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Midland County
- eBird sighting report for Clare 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 Loomis ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Loomis.
Within Michigan, the name Loomis is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Nebraska
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Loomis is located in Delaware County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<2> to the east of the Loomis that is located in Isabella County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Loomis.
- Sullivan County
- This Loomis is located in Sullivan County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km] to the east southeast of the Loomis that is located in Isabella County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Loomis.
- Ohio
- Saskatchewan
- This Loomis lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Loomis that is located in Isabella County.
- South Dakota
- Washington
- Okanogan County
- This Loomis is located in Okanogan County and lies 1,687 miles [2,715 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Loomis that is located in Isabella County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okanogan County community of Loomis.
- Pacific County
- This Loomis is located in Pacific County and lies 1,907 miles [3,069 km] to the west northwest of the Loomis that is located in Isabella County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Loomis.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loomis ...
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.
- Clare
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Clare is located in Clare County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clare <3>
- Colonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonville
- Colonville is located in Clare County
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Farwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Farwell is located in Clare County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <3>
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Lyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Rosebush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
- Rosebush is located in Isabella County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebush <3>
- Wise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Loomis 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 Loomis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loomis and extending to:
- Mount Pleasant, which is the Seat of Isabella County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Loomis to Mount Pleasant, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south (S). 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 519 miles [835.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,605 miles [7,411 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loomis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Isabella County: www.isabellacounty.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Loomis 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Loomis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loomis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7935, Longitude: -84.6669 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Loomis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.422 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.322 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.472 degrees. |