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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 Michiana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Michiana 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 Michiana:
- 41.764726, -86.809707
- 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 Michiana
- 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Since Michiana is near LaPorte County and also Porter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Porter 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 Michiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Michiana ...
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.
- Duneland Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Duneland Beach is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Beach
- Gordon Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Beach is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Beach
- Grand Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grand Beach is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Hooks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hooks Corner is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Long Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orchard Highlands is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Highlands
- Trail Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Union Pier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Michiana 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 village such as Michiana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Michiana and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Michiana to Saint Joseph, 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 just over a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Michiana) 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 Michiana 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 Michiana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7647, Longitude: -86.8097 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.893 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.696 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.195 degrees. |
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