Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Boardman:
  • 44.641302, -85.280187
  • 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 South Boardman

• 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 Kalkaska County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kalkaska County
  • Since South Boardman is near Grand Traverse County and also Missaukee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Traverse County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Missaukee 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 South Boardman

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Boardman ...

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.

• Acme
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Acme is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <1>
• Angel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
  • Angel has also been known as:
  • Angel Station
  • Angell Station
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Angel
  • From South Boardman to Angel
• Cotton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cotton is located in Kalkaska County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
• Devils Elbow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Devils Elbow
  • From South Boardman to Devils Elbow
• Fivemile Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fivemile Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Corner
• Houseman
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Houseman is located in Kalkaska County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseman
• Jacks Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jacks Landing is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Landing
• Mabel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mabel
  • From South Boardman to Mabel
• Pioneer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneer is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
• Rapid City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rapid City is located in Kalkaska County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <1>
• Summit City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
• Torch River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River

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

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

• Kalkaska, which is the Seat of Kalkaska County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from South Boardman to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'