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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 Mosherville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mosherville 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 Mosherville:
- 42.060322, -84.659405
- 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 Mosherville
- 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 Hillsdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsdale County
- Since Mosherville is near Jackson County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Mosherville
Communities Also Named Mosherville ...
We found three communities that are also named Mosherville.
Within Michigan, the name Mosherville is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Mosherville is located in Saratoga County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the east of the Mosherville that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Mosherville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Mosherville lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mosherville that is located in Hillsdale County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Mosherville is located in Bradford County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the east of the Mosherville that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Mosherville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mosherville ...
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.
- Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bankers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bankers is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Stoney Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stoney Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
How Far From Mosherville 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 Mosherville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mosherville and extending to:
- Hillsdale, which is the Seat of Hillsdale County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mosherville to Hillsdale, 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 46 miles [74 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mosherville) 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 Mosherville 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 Mosherville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0603, Longitude: -84.6594 In this case, the coordinates for Mosherville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.479 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.131 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.052 degrees. |
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