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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 Owendale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owendale 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 Owendale:
- 43.727362, -83.267147
- 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 Owendale
- 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 Huron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huron County
- Since Owendale is near Tuscola County and also Sanilac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sanilac 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 Owendale
Communities Also Named Owendale ...
We found one communities that are also named Owendale.
Within Michigan, the name Owendale is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Owendale in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Owendale lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Owendale that is located in Huron County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Owendale ...
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.
- Bach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Gagetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Linkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Linkville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Island is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Island
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Island is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
How Far From Owendale 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 village such as Owendale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Owendale and extending to:
- Bad Axe, which is the Seat of Huron County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Owendale to Bad Axe, 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Owendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Owendale 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 Owendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7274, Longitude: -83.2671 In this case, the coordinates for Owendale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.501 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.789 degrees. |
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