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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Spinks Corners

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)
  • Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
• Hartman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hartman is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
• Kings Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Landing is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Maple Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maple Island is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
• Naomi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Naomi is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
• Oxbow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oxbow is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
• Pearl Grange
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pearl Grange is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Grange
• Sandy Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Shanghai Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
• Sister Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sister Lakes is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Lakes
• Twelve Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
• Vineland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vineland is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

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<1> 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]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Spinks Corners 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 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'