Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spinks Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spinks Corners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spinks Corners
- 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 Spinks Corners:
- 42.093930, -86.320853
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Spinks Corners
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Since Spinks Corners is near Van Buren County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- eBird sighting report for Cass 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spinks Corners ...
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.
- Fair Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
- Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
- Hartman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Kings Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Kings Landing is located in Berrien County
- Maple Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Maple Island is located in Cass County
- Naomi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Oxbow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pearl Grange
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Grange
- Pearl Grange is located in Berrien County
- Sandy Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Sandy Beach is located in Cass County
- Shanghai Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Sister Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sister Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Lakes
- Sister Lakes is located in Van Buren County
- Twelve Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Spinks Corners 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 Spinks Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spinks Corners and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies just to the West.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Spinks Corners to Lansing, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spinks Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spinks Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spinks Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0939, Longitude: -86.3209 In this case, the coordinates for Spinks Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Spinks Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.566 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.855 degrees. |