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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 Norwayne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norwayne 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 Norwayne:
- 42.297815, -83.387988
- 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 Norwayne
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Norwayne is near Washtenaw County and also Oakland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washtenaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oakland 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 Norwayne
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norwayne ...
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.
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Cherry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elm is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- French Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- French Landing is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Landing
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stark
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Norwayne 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 Norwayne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Norwayne and extending to:
- Detroit, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Norwayne to Detroit, 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 five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 407 miles [655 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norwayne) 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 Norwayne 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 Norwayne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2978, Longitude: -83.3880 In this case, the coordinates for Norwayne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.646 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.22 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.354 degrees. |
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