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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 Scio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scio 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 Scio:
- 42.325592, -83.839388
- 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 Scio
- 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 Scio is near Livingston County and also Oakland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oakland 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 Scio
Communities Also Named Scio ...
We found six communities that are also named Scio.
Within Michigan, the name Scio is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Graham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Scio [Graham County].
- Rawlins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Scio [Rawlins County].
- Nebraska
- Otoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Scio [Otoe County].
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Scio is located in Allegany County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<2> to the east of the Scio that is located in Washtenaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Scio.
- Ohio
- Harrison County
- This Scio is located in Harrison County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Scio that is located in Washtenaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Scio.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Scio is located in Linn County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Scio that is located in Washtenaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Scio.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scio ...
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.
- Chalkerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
- Chalkerville has also been known as:
- Chalkers Landing
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Fourmile Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Hell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <3>
- Jerusalem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Kaiserville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Lanewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lanewood is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanewood
- Parishfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Parishfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishfield
- Pettysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pettysville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Rogers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corner
- Saline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Superior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Superior is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
How Far From Scio 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 Scio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scio and extending to:
- Ann Arbor, which is the Seat of Washtenaw County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Scio to Lansing, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 427 miles [687.2 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 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Scio could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Scio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Scio 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 Scio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3256, Longitude: -83.8394 In this case, the coordinates for Scio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.938 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.555 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.564 degrees. |
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