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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Manitou Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manitou Beach and the surrounding area.
- 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 Manitou Beach:
- 45.490847, -83.932781
- 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 Manitou Beach
- 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 Presque Isle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Presque Isle County
- Since Manitou Beach is near Cheboygan County and also Alpena County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheboygan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alpena 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 Manitou Beach
Communities Also Named Manitou Beach ...
We found four communities that are also named Manitou Beach.
There is one other community in Michigan that is also named Manitou Beach.
Beyond Michigan, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Lenawee County
- This Manitou Beach is located in Lenawee County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the south of the Manitou Beach that is located in Presque Isle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Manitou Beach.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Manitou Beach is located in Monroe County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Manitou Beach that is located in Presque Isle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Manitou Beach.
- Saskatchewan
- This Manitou Beach lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Manitou Beach that is located in Presque Isle County.
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Manitou Beach is located in Kitsap County and lies 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Manitou Beach that is located in Presque Isle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Manitou Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manitou Beach ...
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.
- Bell Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bell Landing is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Landing
- Big Cut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Big Cut is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cut
- Evergreen Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Beach is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Beach
- Grace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Hawks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- High Banks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- High Banks is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
- Rainy Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rainy Beach is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Beach
- Rogers City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tower
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tower is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
How Far From Manitou Beach 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 Manitou Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manitou Beach and extending to:
- Rogers City, which is the Seat of Presque Isle County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Manitou Beach to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Manitou Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Manitou Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manitou Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4908, Longitude: -83.9328 In this case, the coordinates for Manitou Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.841 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.921 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.481 degrees. |
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