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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 Old Saugatuck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Saugatuck 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 Old Saugatuck:
- 42.666413, -86.212817
- 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 Old Saugatuck
- 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 Allegan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan County
- Since Old Saugatuck is near Ottawa County and also Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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 Old Saugatuck
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Saugatuck ...
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.
- Castle Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Castle Park is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
- Glenn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenn Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
- Glenn Shores has also been known as:
- Glenn Stores
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macks Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macks Landing is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Landing
- Oxbow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oxbow is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Pearl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pier Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pier Cove is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pier Cove
- Pine Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Creek is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Singapore ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Singapore is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singapore
- Spring Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Virginia Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Virginia Park is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Park
How Far From Old Saugatuck 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 Old Saugatuck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Saugatuck and extending to:
- Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Saugatuck to Allegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 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- Old Saugatuck) 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 Old Saugatuck 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 Old Saugatuck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6664, Longitude: -86.2128 In this case, the coordinates for Old Saugatuck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.484 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.361 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.622 degrees. |
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