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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 Marsh Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marsh Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Marsh Corner:
    • 45.579664, -84.935055
    • 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 Marsh Corner
  • 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 Emmet County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Emmet County
    • Since Marsh Corner is near Cheboygan County and also Charlevoix 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 Charlevoix 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 Marsh Corner

Communities Also Named Marsh Corner ...

We found three communities that are also named Marsh Corner.

Within Michigan, the name Marsh Corner is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Somerset County
      • This Marsh Corner is located in Somerset County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the east of the Marsh Corner that is located in Emmet County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Marsh Corner.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This Marsh Corner is located in Essex County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Marsh Corner that is located in Emmet County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Marsh Corner.
    • New York
      • Seneca County
      • This Marsh Corner is located in Seneca County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Marsh Corner that is located in Emmet County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Marsh Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marsh Corner ...

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.

How Far From Marsh Corner to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marsh Corner and extending to:

  • Petoskey, which is the Seat of Emmet County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Marsh Corner to Petoskey, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Marsh Corner) 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 Marsh Corner 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 Marsh Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5797, Longitude: -84.9351    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.512 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.691 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.977 degrees.