Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sans Souci Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sans Souci Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sans Souci Beach

• 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 Sans Souci Beach:
  • 41.830605, -84.969964
  • 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 Sans Souci Beach

• 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 Branch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Branch County
  • Since Sans Souci Beach is near Steuben County and also Hillsdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsdale 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 Sans Souci Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sans Souci Beach ...

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.

• California
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • California is located in Branch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
• Canada Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Canada Shores is located in Branch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
• Coldwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Coldwater is located in Branch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <1>
• Crystal Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Crystal Beach is located in Branch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
• Fisher
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisher is located in Branch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Hatmaker
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hatmaker is located in Branch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
• Jamestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Kinderhook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinderhook is located in Branch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
• Pearl Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pearl Beach is located in Branch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Beach
• Stringtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Branch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Trailtree Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village

How Far From Sans Souci Beach 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 Sans Souci Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sans Souci Beach and extending to:

• Coldwater, which is the Seat of Branch County, lies just to the North.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Sans Souci Beach 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 463 miles [745.1 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 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,699 miles [7,562.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'