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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 Racy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Racy 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 Racy:
- 43.195026, -84.306094
- 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 Racy
- 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 Saginaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saginaw County
- Since Racy is near Shiawassee County and also Gratiot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shiawassee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gratiot 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 Racy
Communities Also Named Racy ...
We found one communities that are also named Racy.
Within Michigan, the name Racy is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Racy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Ritchie County
- This Racy is located in Ritchie County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Racy that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Racy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Racy ...
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.
- Bannister
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elsie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Five Points North
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points North is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points North
- Marion Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marion Springs is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Springs
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Rathbone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbone is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Sickles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Wolf Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Crossing
How Far From Racy 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 Racy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Racy and extending to:
- Saginaw, which is the Seat of Saginaw County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Racy to Saginaw, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 480 miles [772.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Racy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Racy 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 Racy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1950, Longitude: -84.3061 In this case, the coordinates for Racy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.209 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.992 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.497 degrees. |
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