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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 Segwun, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Segwun 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 Segwun:
- 42.923921, -85.342633
- 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 Segwun
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Segwun is near Ionia County and also Barry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ionia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barry 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 Segwun
Curious and Interesting Names Near Segwun ...
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.
- Alaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Cannonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cooks Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corners
- Elmdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Corners is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Corners
- Kentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Segwun 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 Segwun to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Segwun and extending to:
- Grand Rapids, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Segwun to Grand Rapids, 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 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- Segwun) 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 Segwun 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 Segwun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9239, Longitude: -85.3426 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.902 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.737 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.105 degrees. |
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