Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert

• 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 Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert:
  • 41.885643, -86.617132
  • 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 Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert

• 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 Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert is near LaPorte County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph 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 Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert ...

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.

• Birchwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Birchwood is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Gordon Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gordon Beach is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Beach
• Hills Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hills Corners
  • From Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert to Hills Corners
• Hooks Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooks Corner is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Rosemary Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rosemary Beach is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Beach
• Snow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Snow is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Snow
  • From Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert to Snow
• Three Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Three Oaks is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Oaks <1>
• Union Pier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Pier is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Pier
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Pier <1>
• Waverland Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Waverland Beach is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverland Beach

How Far From Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert 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 Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 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 6,144 miles [9,887.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'