Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Suttons Bay

• 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 Suttons Bay:
  • 44.979596, -85.650845
  • 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 Suttons Bay

• 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 Leelanau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leelanau County
  • Since Suttons Bay is near Grand Traverse County and also Antrim County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Traverse County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Antrim 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 Suttons Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Suttons Bay ...

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.

• Acme
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Acme is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <1>
• Angel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
  • Angel has also been known as:
  • Angel Station
  • Angell Station
• Cedar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar <1>
• Cedar Run
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
• Cherry Bend
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Bend is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Bend
• Crystal Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Spring is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
• Elk Rapids
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Rapids is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rapids
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Rapids <1>
• Fountain Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Point is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Point
• Hatchs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
• Maple City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple City is located in Leelanau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <1>
• Torch Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
• Traverse City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traverse City <1>

How Far From Suttons Bay 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 village such as Suttons Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Suttons Bay and extending to:

• Leland, which is the Seat of Leelanau County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Suttons Bay to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'