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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 Sherman Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherman Park 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 Sherman Park:
    • 42.491975, -86.081975
    • 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 Sherman Park
  • 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 Allegan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan County
    • Since Sherman Park is near Van Buren County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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 Sherman Park

Communities Also Named Sherman Park ...

We found five communities that are also named Sherman Park.

Within Michigan, the name Sherman Park is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Hartford County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Sherman Park.
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • This Sherman Park is located in Brevard County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Sherman Park that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Sherman Park.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Sherman Park is located in Westchester County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<2> to the east of the Sherman Park that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Sherman Park.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Sherman Park is located in Spartanburg County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Sherman Park that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Sherman Park.
    • Virginia
      • Prince George County
      • This Sherman Park is located in Prince George County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Sherman Park that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Sherman Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherman Park ...

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.

  • Bravo
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bravo is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
  • Cedar Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Glenn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Glenn Shores
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
    • Glenn Shores has also been known as:
    • Glenn Stores
  • Grand Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hawkhead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hawkhead is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkhead
  • Lee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lee is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Leisure
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Leisure is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
    • Leisure has also been known as:
    • East Casco
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pearl
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pearl is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Spring Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove

How Far From Sherman Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sherman Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sherman Park to Allegan, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Sherman Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sherman Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sherman Park 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 Sherman Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4920, Longitude: -86.0820       In this case, the coordinates for Sherman Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.401 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.241 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.612 degrees.