Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Olney Corners:
  • 43.128083, -84.344704
  • 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 Olney Corners

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Olney Corners ...

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.

• Bannister
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bannister is located in Gratiot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bannister <1>
• Elsie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elsie is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <1>
• Eureka
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Eureka is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Five Points
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Five Points North
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Five Points North is located in Shiawassee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points North
• Marion Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marion Springs is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Springs
• Racy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Racy is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racy
• Sickles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sickles is located in Gratiot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
• Wolf Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Crossing

How Far From Olney Corners 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 Olney Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Olney Corners and extending to:

• Corunna, which is the Seat of Shiawassee County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Olney Corners to Corunna, 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,619 miles [7,433.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'