Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Skidway Lake:
  • 44.183353, -84.035273
  • 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 Skidway Lake

• 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 Ogemaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ogemaw County
  • Since Skidway Lake is near Arenac County and also Gladwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Arenac County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gladwin 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 Skidway Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Skidway Lake ...

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.

• Edwards
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Edwards is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
• Elbow Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elbow Lake is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hard Luck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hard Luck is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Luck
  • Hard Luck has also been known as:
  • Hardluck
• Knights Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Knights Mill is located in Arenac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Mill
• Maple Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• National City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • National City is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <1>
• Pine River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine River is located in Arenac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
• Shady Shores
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Shady Shores is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
• Turtle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Turtle is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle
• Twining
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Twining is located in Arenac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people

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

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

• West Branch, which is the Seat of Ogemaw County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Skidway Lake to West Branch, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'