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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 Reading, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reading 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 Reading:
- 41.839679, -84.747931
- 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 Reading
- 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 Hillsdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsdale County
- Since Reading is near Branch County and also Steuben County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Branch County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben 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 Reading
Communities Also Named Reading ...
We found ten communities that are also named Reading.
Within Michigan, the name Reading is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Livingston County
- This Reading is located in Livingston County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Reading that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Reading.
- Kansas
- Lyon County
- This Reading is located in Lyon County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Reading that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Reading.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Reading is located in Middlesex County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the east of the Reading that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Reading.
- Minnesota
- Nobles County
- This Reading is located in Nobles County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Reading that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nobles County community of Reading.
- Missouri
- Pike County
- This Reading is located in Pike County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Reading that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Reading.
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Reading is located in Columbiana County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Reading that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Reading.
- Hamilton County
- This Reading is located in Hamilton County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south of the Reading that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Reading.
- Ontario
- This Reading lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reading that is located in Hillsdale County.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Reading is located in Berks County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the east of the Reading that is located in Hillsdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Reading.
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Reading [Windsor County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reading ...
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.
- Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bankers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bankers is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- California is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Canada Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal Beach is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
- Fisher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fountain Park is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Frontier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nettle Lake is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
- Page
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Page is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Ransom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shadyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Reading 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 city such as Reading to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reading and extending to:
- Hillsdale, which is the Seat of Hillsdale County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Reading to Lansing, with an average speed<4> 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 453 miles [729 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reading) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Reading could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Reading 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 Reading. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8397, Longitude: -84.7479 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.543 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.171 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.166 degrees. |
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