Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Macks 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 Macks Landing:
  • 42.631415, -86.154481
  • 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 Macks 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 Allegan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan County
  • Since Macks Landing is near Ottawa County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Macks Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Macks 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.

• Bravo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bravo is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
• Castle Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Castle Park is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
• Glenn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenn is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn <1>
• Glenn Shores
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
  • Glenn Shores has also been known as:
  • Glenn Stores
• Oxbow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oxbow is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
• Pearl
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pearl is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
• Pier Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pier Cove is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pier Cove
• Singapore ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Singapore is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
• Spring Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Virginia Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Virginia Park is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Park

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

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

• Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Macks Landing to Allegan, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the east (E). 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 541 miles [870.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'