Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marilla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marilla and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marilla
- 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 Marilla:
- 44.370837, -85.880909
- 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 Marilla
- 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 Manistee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Manistee County
- Since Marilla is near Wexford County and also Benzie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wexford County
- eBird sighting report for Benzie 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 Marilla ...
We found three communities that share the name Marilla.
Within Michigan, the name Marilla is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Marilla lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marilla that is located in Manistee County.
- New York
- Texas
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marilla ...
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.
- Bear Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake
- Bear Lake is located in Manistee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Lake <2>
- Chief Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Manistee County
- Henry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Irons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons
- Irons is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irons <2>
- Malcolm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Mesick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
- Mesick is located in Wexford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <2>
- Newland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Red Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Marilla 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 Marilla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marilla and extending to:
- Manistee, which is the Seat of Manistee County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marilla to Manistee, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marilla. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Manistee County: www.manistee.com/~edo/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Marilla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marilla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3708, Longitude: -85.8809 In this case, the coordinates for Marilla have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Marilla 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 313.209 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.299 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.896 degrees. |