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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 Rushton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rushton 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 Rushton:
- 42.451979, -83.696052
- 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 Rushton
- 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Since Rushton is near Oakland County and also Washtenaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oakland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washtenaw 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 Rushton
Communities Also Named Rushton ...
We found one communities that are also named Rushton.
Within Michigan, the name Rushton is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Rushton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- This Rushton is located in Montgomery County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rushton that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rushton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rushton ...
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.
- Cherry Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Commerce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Green Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Hartland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
- Hell has also been known as:
- Hi Land Lake
- Highland Lake
- Hiland Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <2>
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Parishfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parishfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishfield
- Pettysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Superior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Superior is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Willow Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Run is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
- Wolverine Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolverine Lake is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
How Far From Rushton 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 Rushton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rushton and extending to:
- Howell, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rushton to Howell, 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 426 miles [685.6 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 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,621 miles [7,436.8 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 from Point A (ie- Rushton) 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 Rushton 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 Rushton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4520, Longitude: -83.6961 In this case, the coordinates for Rushton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.84 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.463 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.451 degrees. |
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