Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sister Lakes:
  • 42.072265, -86.199739
  • 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 Sister Lakes

• 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Since Sister Lakes is near Cass County and also Berrien County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien 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 Sister Lakes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sister Lakes ...

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.

• Five Mile Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Five Mile Corners is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Corners
• Fritzburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fritzburg is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritzburg
• Hartman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartman is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
• Indian Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Indian Lake is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
• Maple Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maple Island is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
• Naomi
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Naomi is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
• Pearl Grange
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pearl Grange is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Grange
• Sandy Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Shanghai Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
• Twin Lakes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sister Lakes and extending to:

• Paw Paw, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sister Lakes to Paw Paw, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 95 miles [152.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'