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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 New Greenleaf, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Greenleaf 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 New Greenleaf:
- 43.661683, -83.078278
- 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 New Greenleaf
- 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 Sanilac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sanilac County
- Since New Greenleaf is near Huron County and also Tuscola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huron County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscola 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 New Greenleaf
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Greenleaf ...
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.
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Bach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Bad Axe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Decker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Decker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Gagetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hemans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hemans is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
- Ivanhoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Linkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linkville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Parisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parisville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parisville
- Peatville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peatville is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peatville
How Far From New Greenleaf 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 community such as New Greenleaf to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Greenleaf and extending to:
- Sandusky, which is the Seat of Sanilac County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Greenleaf to Sandusky, with an average speed<3> 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 454 miles [730.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Greenleaf) 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 New Greenleaf 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 New Greenleaf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6617, Longitude: -83.0783 In this case, the coordinates for New Greenleaf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.381 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.124 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.718 degrees. |
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