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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 Ramona Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ramona Park 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 Ramona Park:
- 42.189766, -85.541112
- 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 Ramona Park
- 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 Kalamazoo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kalamazoo County
- Since Ramona Park is near Saint Joseph County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Ramona Park
Communities Also Named Ramona Park ...
We found three communities that are also named Ramona Park.
There is one other community in Michigan that is also named Ramona Park.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Emmet County
- This Ramona Park is located in Emmet County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the north of the Ramona Park that is located in Kalamazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Ramona Park.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Ramona Park is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<1> to the west of the Ramona Park that is located in Kalamazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Ramona Park.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Ramona Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the south of the Ramona Park that is located in Kalamazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Ramona Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramona Park ...
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.
- Comstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Cooks Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cooks Mill is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mill
- Lawndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawndale is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Lemon Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lemon Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Park
- Pavilion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
- Pavillion Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Portage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Schoolcraft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Texas Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Texas Corners is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corners
How Far From Ramona Park 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 Ramona Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ramona Park and extending to:
- Kalamazoo, which is the Seat of Kalamazoo County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Ramona Park to Lansing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 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 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 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- Ramona Park) 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 Ramona Park 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 Ramona Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1898, Longitude: -85.5411 In this case, the coordinates for Ramona Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.052 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.801 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.441 degrees. |
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