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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 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
- 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
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Birchwood is located in Berrien County
- Gordon Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Beach
- Gordon Beach is located in Berrien County
- Hills Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Hooks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Hooks Corner is located in Berrien County
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Berrien County
- Rosemary Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemary Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Beach
- Rosemary Beach is located in Berrien County
- Snow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Snow is located in Berrien County
- Three Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Berrien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Oaks <2>
- Union Pier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Pier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Pier
- Union Pier is located in Berrien County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Pier <2>
- Waverland Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverland Beach
- Waverland Beach is located in Berrien County
How Far From Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert 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 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<3> beginning in Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8856, Longitude: -86.6171 |
<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 Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.764 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.567 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.064 degrees. |
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