Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ludington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ludington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ludington
- 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 Ludington:
- 43.955597, -86.446454
- 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 Ludington
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Ludington is near Oceana County and also Manistee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oceana County
- eBird sighting report for Manistee 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 Ludington ...
We found four communities that share the name Ludington.
Within Michigan, the name Ludington is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Montana
- Ohio
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ludington ...
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.
- Amber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber is located in Mason County
- Amber has also been known as:
- Slaughtburg
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
- Buttersville is located in Mason County
- Elm Flats ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Fern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Fountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <4>
- French Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- French Town is located in Oceana County
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Piney Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Piney Ridge is located in Mason County
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
- Sugar Grove has also been known as:
- Clark's Corners
How Far From Ludington 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 city such as Ludington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ludington and extending to:
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Ludington to Lansing, with an average speed<5>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,039 miles [9,718.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,669 miles [7,514 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ludington: www.ci.ludington.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' (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- Ludington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ludington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9556, Longitude: -86.4465 |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ludington 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 313.605 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.685 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.326 degrees. |