Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Secord:
  • 44.015299, -84.347783
  • 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 Secord

• 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 Gladwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gladwin County
  • Since Secord is near Bay County and also Ogemaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ogemaw 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 Secord

Communities Also Named Secord ...

We found one communities that are also named Secord.

Within Michigan, the name Secord is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Secord in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Secord lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the northeast of the Secord that is located in Gladwin County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Secord ...

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.

• Butman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Butman is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
• Dale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dale is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Edwards
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Edwards is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
• Hard Luck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hard Luck is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Luck
  • Hard Luck has also been known as:
  • Hardluck
• Highwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
• Hockaday
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hockaday is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockaday
• Podunk
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Podunk is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
• Sugar Rapids
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids

How Far From Secord 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 Secord to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Secord and extending to:

• Gladwin, which is the Seat of Gladwin County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Secord to Lansing, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'