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

When in Miami Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miami Park 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 Miami Park:
    • 42.465093, -86.250032
    • 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 Miami Park
  • 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 Miami Park ...

We found one communities that share the name Miami Park.

Within Michigan, the name Miami Park is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Miami Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade 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 Florida community of Miami Park [Miami-Dade County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miami Park ...

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.

  • Cedar Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Allegan County
  • Glenn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glenn Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
    • Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
    • Glenn Shores has also been known as:
    • Glenn Stores
  • Hawkhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkhead
    • Hawkhead is located in Allegan County
  • Indian Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
    • Indian Grove is located in Van Buren County
  • Leisure
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
    • Leisure is located in Allegan County
    • Leisure has also been known as:
    • East Casco
  • Maple Grove Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Corners
    • Maple Grove Corners is located in Van Buren County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
  • Spring Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
  • Sulphur Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Van Buren County

How Far From Miami Park 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 Miami Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Miami Park and extending to:

  • Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Miami Park to Allegan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Allegan County: www.allegancounty.org/

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Miami Park 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Miami Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Miami Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4651, Longitude: -86.2500    
<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 Miami Park 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 313.513 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.364 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.704 degrees.









 

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