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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 Norton Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norton Shores 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 Norton Shores:
- 43.160016, -86.252557
- 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 Norton Shores
- 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 Muskegon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskegon County
- Since Norton Shores is near Ottawa County and also Newaygo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newaygo 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 Norton Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norton Shores ...
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.
- Clark Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Corners is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
- Cloverville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverville is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverville
- Ferrysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fruitport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosy Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rosy Mound is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosy Mound
- Snug Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Wolf Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
How Far From Norton Shores to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Norton Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Norton Shores and extending to:
- Muskegon, which is the Seat of Muskegon County, lies just to the North.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Norton Shores to Lansing, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 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 '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- Norton Shores) 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 Norton Shores 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 Norton Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1600, Longitude: -86.2526 In this case, the coordinates for Norton Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.449 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.485 degrees. |
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