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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 Twining, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twining 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 Twining:
- 44.113017, -83.807166
- 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 Twining
- 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 Arenac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arenac County
- Since Twining is near Iosco County and also Ogemaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iosco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ogemaw 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 Twining
Communities Also Named Twining ...
We found one communities that are also named Twining.
Within Michigan, the name Twining is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Twining in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Taos County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Twining [Taos County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twining ...
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.
- Alabaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alabaster is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
- Cedar Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Haven is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Haven
- Elbow Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elbow Lake is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
- Hemlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Knights Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Knights Mill is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Mill
- Maple Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- National City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skidway Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turtle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle
How Far From Twining 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 Twining to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Twining and extending to:
- Standish, which is the Seat of Arenac County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Twining to Standish, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 501 miles [806.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Twining, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Twining) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Twining 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 Twining. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1130, Longitude: -83.8072 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.837 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.922 degrees. |
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