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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 Shattuckville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shattuckville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Shattuckville:
    • 43.451971, -84.051367
    • 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 Shattuckville
  • 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 Shattuckville ...

We found one communities that share the name Shattuckville.

Within Michigan, the name Shattuckville is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Shattuckville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin County
      • This Shattuckville is located in Franklin County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the east of the Shattuckville that is located in Saginaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Shattuckville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shattuckville ...

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.

  • Crow Island ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
    • Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
  • Dice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
    • Dice is located in Saginaw County
  • Frankenlust
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
    • Frankenlust is located in Bay County
  • Freeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
    • Freeland is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <3>
  • Frost
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Saginaw County
  • Hemlock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lawndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Lawndale is located in Saginaw County
  • Melbourne ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melbourne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
    • Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
  • Shields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Shields is located in Saginaw County
  • Swan Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
    • Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County

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

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

  • Saginaw, which is the Seat of Saginaw County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Shattuckville to Lansing, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shattuckville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saginaw County: www.saginawcounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shattuckville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shattuckville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4520, Longitude: -84.0514       In this case, the coordinates for Shattuckville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Shattuckville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.03 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.828 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.28 degrees.









 

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