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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 Martins Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martins Bluff 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 Martins Bluff:
- 45.636391, -85.488137
- 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 Martins Bluff
- 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 Charlevoix County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlevoix County
- Since Martins Bluff is near Emmet County and also Mackinac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emmet County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mackinac 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 Martins Bluff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Martins Bluff ...
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.
- Boulder Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boulder Park is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
- Cross Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
- Good Hart
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harbor Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Point is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
- Harbor Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Nomad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nomad is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomad
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Roaring Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
How Far From Martins Bluff 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 community such as Martins Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Martins Bluff and extending to:
- Charlevoix, which is the Seat of Charlevoix County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Martins Bluff to Charlevoix, with an average speed<3> 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 205 miles [329.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martins Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Martins Bluff 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 Martins Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6364, Longitude: -85.4881 In this case, the coordinates for Martins Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.885 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.25 degrees. |
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