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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 Richardsons Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richardsons Mill 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 Richardsons Mill:
- 46.019136, -86.386537
- 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 Richardsons Mill
- 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 Schoolcraft County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schoolcraft County
- Since Richardsons Mill is near Delta County and also Alger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alger 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 Richardsons Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richardsons Mill ...
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.
- Cooks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Copenhagen Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen Beach
- Elkhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Evergreen Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Shores is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
- Hiawatha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hiawatha is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
- Minor Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Beach
- Springer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springer is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
- Sunset Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
How Far From Richardsons Mill 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 Richardsons Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Richardsons Mill and extending to:
- Manistique, which is the Seat of Schoolcraft County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Richardsons Mill to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,581 miles [7,372.4 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 from Point A (ie- Richardsons Mill) 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 Richardsons Mill 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 Richardsons Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0191, Longitude: -86.3865 In this case, the coordinates for Richardsons Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.479 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.846 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.594 degrees. |
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