Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wheeler:
  • 43.466140, -84.428608
  • 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 Wheeler

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Wheeler ...

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.

• Dice Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dice Corners is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice Corners
• Floyd
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Floyd is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Gordonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gordonville is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
• Hemlock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hemlock is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemlock <1>
• Lockport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockport is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Merrill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrill is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <1>
• Poseyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Poseyville is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville
• Rathbone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rathbone is located in Gratiot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
• Redstone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Redstone is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
• Teeterville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Teeterville is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeterville

How Far From North Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler and extending to:

• Ithaca, which is the Seat of Gratiot County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Wheeler to Ithaca, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,609 miles [7,417.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'