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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 Sunshine Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunshine Beach and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sunshine Beach:
- 47.088817, -88.515679
- 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 Sunshine Beach
- 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 Houghton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houghton County
- Since Sunshine Beach is near Baraga County and also Keweenaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baraga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Keweenaw 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 Sunshine Beach
Communities Also Named Sunshine Beach ...
We found two communities that are also named Sunshine Beach.
Within Michigan, the name Sunshine Beach is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Pinellas County
- This Sunshine Beach is located in Pinellas County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sunshine Beach that is located in Houghton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Sunshine Beach.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Sunshine Beach is located in Pierce County and lies 1,591 miles [2,560.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunshine Beach that is located in Houghton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Sunshine Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunshine Beach ...
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.
- Baltic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baltic is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Dodgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dollar Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dreamland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dreamland is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
- Hubbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Pilgrim
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pilgrim is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Rabbit Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Bay is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bay
- Superior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Superior is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
How Far From Sunshine Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sunshine Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunshine Beach and extending to:
- Houghton, which is the Seat of Houghton County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Sunshine Beach to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,617 miles [7,430.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunshine Beach) 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 Sunshine Beach 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 Sunshine Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0888, Longitude: -88.5157 In this case, the coordinates for Sunshine Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.905 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.611 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.39 degrees. |
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