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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 Piney Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piney Woods and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Piney Woods:
    • 44.073352, -84.808358
    • 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 Piney Woods
  • 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 Clare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clare County
    • Since Piney Woods is near Missaukee County and also Gladwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Missaukee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gladwin 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 Piney Woods

Communities Also Named Piney Woods ...

We found seven communities that are also named Piney Woods.

Within Michigan, the name Piney Woods is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cleburne County
      • This Piney Woods is located in Cleburne County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the south of the Piney Woods that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Piney Woods.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Piney Woods is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the south of the Piney Woods that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Piney Woods.
    • Georgia
      • Haralson County
      • This Piney Woods is located in Haralson County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the south of the Piney Woods that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haralson County community of Piney Woods.
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Piney Woods is located in Rankin County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Piney Woods that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Piney Woods.
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • This Piney Woods is located in New Hanover County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Piney Woods that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Piney Woods.
      • Transylvania County
      • This Piney Woods is located in Transylvania County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the south of the Piney Woods that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Piney Woods.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the south of the Piney Woods that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Piney Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney Woods ...

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.

  • Ash Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ash Acres is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Acres
  • Buck Trails
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buck Trails is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Trails
  • Dover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dover is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Lake George
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake George is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
  • Long Lake Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Lake Heights is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Heights
  • Podunk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Podunk is located in Gladwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
  • Rainbow Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainbow Bend is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
  • Temple
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Temple is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple

How Far From Piney Woods 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 Piney Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Piney Woods and extending to:

  • Harrison, which is the Seat of Clare County, lies just to the South.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Piney Woods to Lansing, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Piney Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Piney Woods 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 Piney Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0734, Longitude: -84.8084       In this case, the coordinates for Piney Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.504 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.456 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.447 degrees.