Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Petrieville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Petrieville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Petrieville
- 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 Petrieville:
- 42.536036, -84.621262
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Petrieville
- 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 Eaton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Eaton County
- Since Petrieville is near Ingham County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ingham County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Petrieville ...
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.
- Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Charlotte is located in Eaton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,052 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <1>
- Duck Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Five Points Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Corner
- Five Points Corner is located in Eaton County
- Kingsland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Ingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <1>
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Ingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
- Millett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Packard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Potterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Potterville is located in Eaton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potterville <1>
How Far From Petrieville 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 community such as Petrieville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Petrieville and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Eaton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Petrieville to Charlotte, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,039 miles [9,718.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Petrieville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Eaton County: www.eatoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Petrieville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petrieville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5360, Longitude: -84.6213 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Petrieville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.44 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.156 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.876 degrees. |