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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 Torch River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Torch River 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 Torch River:
- 44.851115, -85.323954
- 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 Torch River
- 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 Kalkaska County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kalkaska County
- Since Torch River is near Antrim County and also Grand Traverse County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Antrim County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Traverse 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 Torch River
Communities Also Named Torch River ...
We found one communities that are also named Torch River.
Within Michigan, the name Torch River is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Torch River in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Torch River lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Torch River that is located in Kalkaska County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Torch River ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Angel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Angel has also been known as:
- Angel Station
- Angell Station
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Clam River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clam River is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam River
- Devils Elbow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
- Elk Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fivemile Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Corner
- Jacks Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacks Landing is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Landing
- Mabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Rapid City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snowflake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
How Far From Torch River 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 Torch River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Torch River and extending to:
- Kalkaska, which is the Seat of Kalkaska County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Torch River to Kalkaska, with an average speed<3> 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 151 miles [243 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Torch River) 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 Torch River 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 Torch River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8511, Longitude: -85.3240 In this case, the coordinates for Torch River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.922 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.441 degrees. |
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