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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 Rowes Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rowes Corner 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 Rowes Corner:
- 42.191530, -84.032370
- 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 Rowes Corner
- 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 Washtenaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washtenaw County
- Since Rowes Corner is near Jackson County and also Lenawee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee 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 Rowes Corner
Communities Also Named Rowes Corner ...
We found three communities that are also named Rowes Corner.
Within Michigan, the name Rowes Corner is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Rowes Corner is located in Merrimack County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the east of the Rowes Corner that is located in Washtenaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Rowes Corner.
- Rockingham County
- This Rowes Corner is located in Rockingham County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the east of the Rowes Corner that is located in Washtenaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Rowes Corner.
- North Carolina
- Craven County
- This Rowes Corner is located in Craven County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rowes Corner that is located in Washtenaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Rowes Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rowes Corner ...
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.
- Fishville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fourmile Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fourmile Lake is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Lake
- Fourmile Lake has also been known as:
- Four Mile Lake
- Grass Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Lanewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lanewood is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanewood
- Napoleon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Shade Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Shade Park is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade Park
- River Raisin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- River Raisin is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Raisin
- Rogers Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corner
- Sunset Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Beach is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
How Far From Rowes Corner 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 Rowes Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rowes Corner and extending to:
- Ann Arbor, which is the Seat of Washtenaw County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rowes Corner to Ann Arbor, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rowes Corner) 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 Rowes Corner 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 Rowes Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1915, Longitude: -84.0324 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.068 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.683 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.703 degrees. |
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