Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sodus:
  • 42.043654, -86.369186
  • 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 Sodus

• 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 Sodus is near Cass County and also Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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 Sodus

Communities Also Named Sodus ...

We found one communities that are also named Sodus.

Within Michigan, the name Sodus is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Sodus in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Wayne County
    • This Sodus is located in Wayne County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sodus that is located in Berrien County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Sodus.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sodus ...

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.

• Derby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Derby is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Fair Plain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
• Hartman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartman is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
• Kings Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Kings Landing is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Naomi
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Naomi is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
• Oxbow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oxbow is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
• Pearl Grange
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pearl Grange is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Grange
• Shanghai Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
• Vineland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Vineland is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sodus and extending to:

• Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sodus to Lansing, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'