Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shanghai Corners:
  • 42.033437, -86.328229
  • 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 Shanghai Corners

• 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
  • Since Shanghai Corners is near Cass County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Shanghai Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shanghai Corners ...

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.

• Derby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Derby is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Fair Plain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
• Hartman
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hartman is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hartman
  • From Shanghai Corners to Hartman
• Indian Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Indian Lake is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
• Kings Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kings Landing is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Maple Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Maple Island is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
• Naomi
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Naomi is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Naomi
  • From Shanghai Corners to Naomi
• Oxbow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oxbow is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
• Pearl Grange
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pearl Grange is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Grange
• Sandy Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Sister Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sister Lakes is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Lakes
• Twelve Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Twelve Corners
  • From Shanghai Corners to Twelve Corners
• Vineland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vineland is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shanghai Corners and extending to:

• Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Shanghai Corners 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'