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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Steamburg:
    • 41.876296, -84.612163
    • 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 Steamburg
  • 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 Hillsdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsdale County
    • Since Steamburg is near Branch County and also Lenawee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Branch County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee 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 Steamburg

Communities Also Named Steamburg ...

We found three communities that are also named Steamburg.

Within Michigan, the name Steamburg is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Steamburg is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the east of the Steamburg that is located in Hillsdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Steamburg.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This Steamburg is located in Ashtabula County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the east of the Steamburg that is located in Hillsdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Steamburg.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Crawford County
      • This Steamburg is located in Crawford County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the east of the Steamburg that is located in Hillsdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Steamburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steamburg ...

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.

How Far From Steamburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Steamburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hillsdale, which is the Seat of Hillsdale County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Steamburg to Lansing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Steamburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Steamburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Steamburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8763, Longitude: -84.6122    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.454 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.075 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.089 degrees.