Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in McLeods Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McLeods Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McLeods Corner

• 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 McLeods Corner:
  • 46.303336, -85.363433
  • 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 McLeods 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 Luce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Luce County
  • Since McLeods Corner is near Mackinac County and also Chippewa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Mackinac County
  • eBird sighting report for Chippewa 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 McLeods 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.

• Carpenter Landing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
  • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
• Dollarville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
  • Dollarville is located in Luce County
• Eightmile Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eightmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Corner
  • Eightmile Corner is located in Luce County
• Fourmile Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
  • Fourmile Corner is located in Luce County
• Marks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
  • Marks is located in Luce County
• Natalie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natalie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
  • Natalie is located in Luce County
• Roberts Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
  • Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
• Seewhy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seewhy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seewhy
  • Seewhy is located in Chippewa County
• Trout Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
  • Trout Lake is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Lake <2>

How Far From McLeods Corner 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 McLeods Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McLeods Corner and extending to:

• Newberry, which is the Seat of Luce County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from McLeods Corner to Lansing, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McLeods Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/