Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shorecrest:
  • 42.506417, -86.244477
  • 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 Shorecrest

• 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 Shorecrest 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 Shorecrest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shorecrest ...

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.

• Cedar Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Glenn
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Glenn is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn <1>
• Glenn Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
  • Glenn Shores has also been known as:
  • Glenn Stores
• Hawkhead
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawkhead is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkhead
• Leisure
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leisure is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
  • Leisure has also been known as:
  • East Casco
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pier Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pier Cove is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pier Cove
• Spring Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Sulphur Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shorecrest and extending to:

• Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Shorecrest to Allegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the east (E). 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 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'