Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marine City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marine City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marine City
- 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 Marine City:
- 42.718723, -82.494827
- 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 Marine City
- 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Marine City is near Macomb County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Macomb County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marine City ...
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.
- Babys Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babys Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babys Point
- Cherry Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Beach
- Cherry Beach is located in Saint Clair County
- Fair Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <3>
- Ladysmith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Mooretown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooretown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooretown <3>
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Pearl Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Beach
- Pearl Beach is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl Beach <3>
- Perch Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
- Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
- Peters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Peters is located in Saint Clair County
- Roberts Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Landing
- Roberts Landing is located in Saint Clair County
- Starville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
- Starville is located in Saint Clair County
- Terminus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminus
How Far From Marine City 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 city such as Marine City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Marine City and extending to:
- Port Huron, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Marine City to Port Huron, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marine City: www.marinecitymich.org/
The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Marine City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marine City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7187, Longitude: -82.4948 |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Marine City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.05 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.608 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.771 degrees. |