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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 North Adams, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Adams 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 North Adams:
- 41.970827, -84.525266
- 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 North Adams
- 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 North Adams is near Jackson County and also Lenawee 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 Lenawee 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 North Adams
Communities Also Named North Adams ...
We found two communities that are also named North Adams.
Within Michigan, the name North Adams is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This North Adams is located in Berkshire County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the east of the North Adams that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of North Adams.
- New York
- Jefferson County
- This North Adams is located in Jefferson County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Adams that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of North Adams.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Adams ...
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.
- Bankers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bankers is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- Fountain Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fountain Park is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Jerome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Locust Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Mosherville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Shadyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Stoney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stoney Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Wheatland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wheatland is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
How Far From North Adams 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 village such as North Adams to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Adams and extending to:
- Hillsdale, which is the Seat of Hillsdale County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from North Adams to Lansing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North Adams) 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 North Adams 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 North Adams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9708, Longitude: -84.5253 In this case, the coordinates for North Adams have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.395 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.021 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.016 degrees. |
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