Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stittsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stittsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stittsville
- 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 Stittsville:
- 44.451765, -85.074620
- 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 Stittsville
- 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 Missaukee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Missaukee County
- Since Stittsville is near Kalkaska County and also Roscommon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kalkaska County
- eBird sighting report for Roscommon 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
Communities Also Named Stittsville ...
We found one communities that share the name Stittsville.
Within Michigan, the name Stittsville is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Stittsville in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Stittsville lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the east of the Stittsville that is located in Missaukee County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stittsville ...
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.
- Hillcrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Missaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <3>
- Meads Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Landing
- Meads Landing is located in Roscommon County
- Pioneer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Prosper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Star City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Tent City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Stittsville 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 Stittsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Stittsville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Stittsville and extending to:
- Lake City, which is the Seat of Missaukee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stittsville to Lake City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Missaukee County: www.missaukee.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stittsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stittsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4518, Longitude: -85.0746 In this case, the coordinates for Stittsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stittsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Stittsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.665 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.694 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.452 degrees. |