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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 Melita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Melita 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 Melita:
- 44.112682, -84.007441
- 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 Melita
- 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 Arenac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arenac County
- Since Melita is near Ogemaw County and also Gladwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ogemaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gladwin 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 Melita
Communities Also Named Melita ...
We found two communities that are also named Melita.
Within Michigan, the name Melita is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- This Melita is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<1> to the west of the Melita that is located in Arenac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Melita.
- Manitoba
- This Melita lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Melita that is located in Arenac County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Melita ...
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.
- Elbow Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elbow Lake is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hard Luck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hard Luck is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Luck
- Hard Luck has also been known as:
- Hardluck
- Knights Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knights Mill is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Mill
- Maple Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skidway Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Twining
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Melita 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 community such as Melita to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Melita and extending to:
- Standish, which is the Seat of Arenac County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Melita to Standish, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 509 miles [819.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Melita) 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 Melita 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 Melita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1127, Longitude: -84.0074 In this case, the coordinates for Melita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.97 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.858 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.024 degrees. |
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