Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Point Lakeview:
  • 42.655866, -82.779084
  • 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 Point Lakeview

• 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 Macomb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macomb County
  • Since Point Lakeview is near Saint Clair County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Point Lakeview

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Lakeview ...

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.

• Anchorville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
• Fair Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <1>
• Gas Settlement ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gas Settlement is located in Macomb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Settlement
• Heart ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Heart is located in Macomb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart
• Liverpool ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Liverpool is located in Macomb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
• Muttonville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Muttonville is located in Macomb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
• Pearl Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pearl Beach is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl Beach <1>
• Perch Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
• Peters
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Peters is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
• Starville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Starville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville

How Far From Point Lakeview 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 Point Lakeview to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mount Clemens, which is the Seat of Macomb County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Point Lakeview to Lansing, with an average speed<3>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 396 miles [637.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'