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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 Qumby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Qumby 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 Qumby:
- 42.610313, -85.227782
- 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 Qumby
- 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 Barry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barry County
- Since Qumby is near Eaton County and also Ionia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Eaton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ionia 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 Qumby
Curious and Interesting Names Near Qumby ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Coats Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coats Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Grove
- Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Podunk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Podunk is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
- Schultz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Schultz is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Vermontville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Welcome Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome Corner is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Corner
How Far From Qumby 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 Qumby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Qumby and extending to:
- Hastings, which is the Seat of Barry County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Qumby to Lansing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Qumby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Qumby 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 Qumby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6103, Longitude: -85.2278 In this case, the coordinates for Qumby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.835 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.616 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.151 degrees. |
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