Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Port Sheldon:
  • 42.899591, -86.199705
  • 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 Port Sheldon

• 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 Ottawa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
  • Since Port Sheldon is near Allegan County and also Muskegon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskegon 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 Port Sheldon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Sheldon ...

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.

• Castle Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Castle Park is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
• Clark Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Clark Corners is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
• Crisp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Crisp is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Harlem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harlem is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Holland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Holland
  • From Port Sheldon to Holland
• New Holland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
• Pine Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Creek is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
• Rosy Mound
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rosy Mound is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosy Mound
• Snug Harbor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
• Virginia Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Virginia Park is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Park

How Far From Port Sheldon 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 Port Sheldon to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Grand Haven, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Port Sheldon to Grand Haven, with an average speed<3> 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the east (E). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,703 miles [7,568.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'