Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Louis Cabin Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Louis Cabin Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Louis Cabin Landing

• 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 Louis Cabin Landing:
  • 44.665015, -84.636693
  • 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 Louis Cabin Landing

• 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Louis Cabin Landing is near Roscommon County and also Kalkaska County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Roscommon County
  • eBird sighting report for Kalkaska 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Louis Cabin Landing ...

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.

• Bucks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
  • Bucks is located in Crawford County
• Danish Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danish Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Landing
  • Danish Landing is located in Crawford County
• Deerheart Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
  • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
• Eldorado
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Crawford County
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Five Corners is located in Crawford County
• Frederic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
  • Frederic is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederic <2>
• Skyline Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
  • Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
• Wildwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Crawford County

How Far From Louis Cabin Landing 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 Louis Cabin Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Louis Cabin Landing and extending to:

• Grayling, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the West.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 133 miles [214 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Louis Cabin Landing to Lansing, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Louis Cabin Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordco.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/