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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 Schoolcraft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft:
- 42.114191, -85.637075
- 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 Schoolcraft
- 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 Kalamazoo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kalamazoo County
- Since Schoolcraft is near Saint Joseph County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Schoolcraft
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schoolcraft ...
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.
- Chamberlain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flowerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flowerfield is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
- Howardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howardsville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Lemon Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lemon Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Park
- Pavilion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
- Pavillion Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Portage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Texas Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Texas Corners is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corners
How Far From Schoolcraft 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 village such as Schoolcraft to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Schoolcraft and extending to:
- Kalamazoo, which is the Seat of Kalamazoo County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Schoolcraft to Kalamazoo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 502 miles [807.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Schoolcraft) 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 Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1142, Longitude: -85.6371 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.116 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.863 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.512 degrees. |
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