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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 Morenci, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Morenci 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 Morenci:
- 41.76375, -84.223672
- 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 Morenci
- 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 Lenawee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
- Since North Morenci is near Fulton County and also Hillsdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsdale 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 Morenci
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Morenci ...
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.
- Advance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lime Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lime Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Powers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prattville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Zone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zone is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zone
How Far From North Morenci 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 Morenci to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Morenci and extending to:
- Adrian, which is the Seat of Lenawee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Morenci to Adrian, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Morenci) 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 North Morenci 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 Morenci. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7638, Longitude: -84.2237 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.205 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.776 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.938 degrees. |
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