Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marion, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marion and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marion
- 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 Marion:
- 44.102461, -85.147394
- 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 Marion
- 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 Osceola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Osceola County
- Since Marion is near Missaukee County and also Clare County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Missaukee County
- eBird sighting report for Clare 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 Marion ...
We found 51 communities that share the name Marion.
There are three communities within Michigan that are also named Marion.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 48 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Oakland County
- Otsego County
- Sanilac County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Garfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Marion [Garfield County].
- Gunnison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Marion [Gunnison County].
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Marion is located in Fayette County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<2> to the south of the Marion that is located in Osceola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Marion.
- Gilmer County
- This Marion is located in Gilmer County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the south of the Marion that is located in Osceola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Marion.
- Lowndes County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Marion [Lowndes County].
- Twiggs County
- This Marion is located in Twiggs County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the south of the Marion that is located in Osceola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Marion.
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Edwards County
- This Marion is located in Edwards County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Marion that is located in Osceola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Marion.
- Williamson County
- This Marion is located in Williamson County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km] to the south southwest of the Marion that is located in Osceola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Marion.
- Indiana
- Grant County
- This Marion is located in Grant County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the south of the Marion that is located in Osceola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Marion.
- Shelby County
- This Marion is located in Shelby County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the south of the Marion that is located in Osceola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Marion.
- Sullivan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Marion [Sullivan County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Marion.
- Marion County
- This Marion is located in Marion County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Marion that is located in Osceola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Marion.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Marion [Allegheny County].
- Franklin County
- This Marion is located in Franklin County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Marion that is located in Osceola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Marion.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Claiborne County
- This Marion is located in Claiborne County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<2> to the south of the Marion that is located in Osceola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Marion.
- Montgomery County
- This Marion is located in Montgomery County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km] to the south southwest of the Marion that is located in Osceola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Marion.
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marion ...
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.
- Buck Trails
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Trails
- Buck Trails is located in Clare County
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Osceola County
- Lake George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Park Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Prosper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Rainbow Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Rainbow Bend is located in Clare County
- Stoney Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
- Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
- Stoney Corner has also been known as:
- Stoney Corners
- Temple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Marion 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 village such as Marion to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marion and extending to:
- Reed City, which is the Seat of Osceola County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marion to Reed City, 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marion. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Marion could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1025, Longitude: -85.1474 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Marion 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 312.729 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.715 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.61 degrees. |