Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Selkirk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Selkirk and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Selkirk
- 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 Selkirk:
- 44.313074, -84.067219
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Selkirk
- 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 Ogemaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ogemaw County
- Since Selkirk is near Iosco County and also Arenac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iosco County
- eBird sighting report for Arenac 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Selkirk ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Selkirk.
Within Michigan, the name Selkirk is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eight are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Manitoba
- This Selkirk lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Selkirk that is located in Ogemaw County.
- Missouri
- Laclede County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Selkirk [Laclede County].
- New Madrid County
- This Selkirk is located in New Madrid County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Selkirk that is located in Ogemaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Selkirk.
- New York
- Albany County
- This Selkirk is located in Albany County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the east of the Selkirk that is located in Ogemaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Selkirk.
- Oswego County
- This Selkirk is located in Oswego County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the east of the Selkirk that is located in Ogemaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Selkirk.
- Ontario
- This Selkirk lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Selkirk that is located in Ogemaw County.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Selkirk lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Selkirk that is located in Ogemaw County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Selkirk ...
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.
- Edwards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Elbow Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
- Elbow Lake is located in Ogemaw County
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Knights Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Mill
- Knights Mill is located in Arenac County
- Long Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Long Lake is located in Iosco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <5>
- Maple Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Rose City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <5>
- Shady Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
- Shady Shores is located in Ogemaw County
- Skidway Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidway Lake
- Skidway Lake is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidway Lake <5>
How Far From Selkirk 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 Selkirk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Selkirk and extending to:
- West Branch, which is the Seat of Ogemaw County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Selkirk to Lansing, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Selkirk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Selkirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Selkirk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Selkirk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3131, Longitude: -84.0672 In this case, the coordinates for Selkirk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Selkirk 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Selkirk to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.999 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.921 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.983 degrees. |