Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in North Blendon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Blendon and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Blendon

• 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 Blendon:
  • 42.928913, -85.962264
  • 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 Blendon

• 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 Ottawa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
  • Since North Blendon is near Kent County and also Allegan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan 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 Blendon

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Blendon ...

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.

• Beaverdam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beaverdam is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Crisp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crisp is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Forest Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Forest Grove Station
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
• Grand Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Valley is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
• Harlem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Harlem is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Jamestown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• New Holland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
• Pearline
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearline is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearline

How Far From North Blendon 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 North Blendon to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Blendon and extending to:

• Grand Haven, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Blendon to Grand Haven, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east (E). 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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'