Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Loxley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loxley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Loxley
- 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 Loxley:
- 44.270000, -84.797222
- 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 Loxley
- 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 Roscommon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roscommon County
- Since Loxley is near Missaukee County and also Clare County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Missaukee 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 Loxley ...
We found one communities that share the name Loxley.
Within Michigan, the name Loxley is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Loxley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loxley ...
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.
- Buck Trails
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Trails
- Buck Trails is located in Clare County
- Hillcrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Long Lake Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Heights
- Long Lake Heights is located in Clare County
- Meads Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Landing
- Meads Landing is located in Roscommon County
- Piney Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Piney Woods is located in Clare County
- Prosper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Rainbow Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Rainbow Bend is located in Clare County
- Star City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Loxley 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 community such as Loxley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loxley and extending to:
- Roscommon, which is the Seat of Roscommon County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loxley to Roscommon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 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 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loxley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Roscommon County: www.roscommoncounty.net/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loxley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loxley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2700, Longitude: -84.7972 In this case, the coordinates for Loxley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Loxley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.488 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.467 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.373 degrees. |