Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mancelona:
  • 44.902417, -85.061271
  • 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 Mancelona

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mancelona ...

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.

• Central Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <1>
• Clam Lake ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
• Clam River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Clam River is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam River
• Cotton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cotton is located in Kalkaska County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
• Goo ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
• Graves Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Graves Crossing is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Crossing
• Green River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Green River is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
• Rapid City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rapid City is located in Kalkaska County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <1>
• Snowflake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Snowflake is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
• Torch River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River

How Far From Mancelona to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Mancelona to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bellaire, which is the Seat of Antrim County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 151 miles [243 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Mancelona to Lansing, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'