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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 Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lake:
    • 42.333333, -85.819444
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North Lake
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named North Lake ...

We found ten communities that share the name North Lake.

There are three communities within Michigan that are also named North Lake.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Lapeer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of North Lake [Lapeer County].
    • Marquette County
      • This North Lake is located in Marquette County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the north northwest of the North Lake that is located in Van Buren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of North Lake.
    • Ontonagon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of North Lake [Ontonagon County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This North Lake is located in Troup County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<2> to the south of the North Lake that is located in Van Buren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of North Lake.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of North Lake [Aroostook County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This North Lake lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Lake that is located in Van Buren County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This North Lake lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Lake that is located in Van Buren County.
    • Texas
      • Bandera County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of North Lake [Bandera County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of North Lake [King County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • This North Lake is located in Waukesha County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the North Lake that is located in Van Buren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of North Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Lake ...

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.

  • Breedsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Comstock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Cooper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Grand Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Parchment
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
    • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <3>
  • Paw Paw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Portage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Teapot Dome
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teapot Dome have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teapot Dome
    • Teapot Dome is located in Van Buren County
  • Texas Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corners
    • Texas Corners is located in Kalamazoo County

How Far From North Lake to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Lake and extending to:

  • Paw Paw, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from North Lake to Lansing, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Van Buren County: www.vbco.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that North Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3333, Longitude: -85.8194       In this case, the coordinates for North Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.231 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.026 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.533 degrees.




 

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