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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 Shingleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shingleton 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 Shingleton:
- 46.348000, -86.470008
- 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 Shingleton
- 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 Alger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alger County
- Since Shingleton is near Schoolcraft County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schoolcraft County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta 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 Shingleton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shingleton ...
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.
- Christmas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evelyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evelyn is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Indian Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Juniper
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Juniper is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Kentucky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Star is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Williams Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williams Crossing is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Williams Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Landing is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Landing
How Far From Shingleton 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 Shingleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shingleton and extending to:
- Munising, which is the Seat of Alger County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shingleton to Munising, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shingleton) 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 Shingleton 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 Shingleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3480, Longitude: -86.4700 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.519 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.94 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.523 degrees. |
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