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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 Walnut Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Point 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 Walnut Point:
- 42.350318, -84.985263
- 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 Walnut Point
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Walnut Point is near Eaton County and also Barry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Eaton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barry 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 Walnut Point
Communities Also Named Walnut Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Walnut Point.
Within Michigan, the name Walnut Point is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Walnut Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Northumberland 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 Virginia community of Walnut Point [Northumberland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Point ...
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.
- Duck Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Five Points Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Corner
- Greenfield Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Park
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lee Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Center is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orchard Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orchard Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Rice Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Stanley Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley Corners is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Corners
- Sunrise Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Heights is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
How Far From Walnut Point 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 Walnut Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Walnut Point and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Point to Lansing, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 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 Walnut Point, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Point) 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 Walnut Point 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 Walnut Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3503, Longitude: -84.9853 In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.684 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.406 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.116 degrees. |
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