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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 Sitka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sitka 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 Sitka:
- 43.380504, -86.018394
- 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 Sitka
- 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 Newaygo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newaygo County
- Since Sitka is near Muskegon County and also Oceana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskegon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oceana 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 Sitka
Communities Also Named Sitka ...
We found nine communities that are also named Sitka.
Within Michigan, the name Sitka is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Sitka lies 2,311 miles [3,719.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sitka that is located in Newaygo County.
- Arkansas
- Sharp County
- This Sitka is located in Sharp County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sitka that is located in Newaygo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Sitka.
- Indiana
- White County
- This Sitka is located in White County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sitka that is located in Newaygo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Sitka.
- Kansas
- Clark County
- This Sitka is located in Clark County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sitka that is located in Newaygo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Sitka.
- Kentucky
- Johnson County
- This Sitka is located in Johnson County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sitka that is located in Newaygo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Sitka.
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Sitka is located in Washington County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sitka that is located in Newaygo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sitka.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Sitka is located in Fayette County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sitka that is located in Newaygo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Sitka.
- South Dakota
- Walworth County
- This Sitka is located in Walworth County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sitka that is located in Newaygo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Sitka.
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- This Sitka is located in Gibson County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sitka that is located in Newaygo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Sitka.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sitka ...
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.
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Jugville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jugville is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugville
- Kellys Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kellys Corners is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Corners
- Moorland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moorland is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Twin Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
How Far From Sitka 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 Sitka to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sitka and extending to:
- White Cloud, which is the Seat of Newaygo County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sitka to White Cloud, 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 five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sitka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sitka 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 Sitka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3805, Longitude: -86.0184 In this case, the coordinates for Sitka have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.336 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.297 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.296 degrees. |
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