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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 Warsaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warsaw 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 Warsaw:
    • 42.598365, -82.894639
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Warsaw
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Warsaw ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Warsaw.

Within Michigan, the name Warsaw is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Sumter County
      • This Warsaw is located in Sumter County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Warsaw.
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Warsaw is located in Pulaski County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Warsaw.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Warsaw is located in Fulton County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the south of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Warsaw.
      • McIntosh County
      • This Warsaw is located in McIntosh County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km] to the south of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Warsaw.
    • Illinois
      • Hancock County
      • This Warsaw is located in Hancock County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Warsaw.
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Warsaw.
    • Iowa
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Warsaw [Wayne County].
    • Kentucky
      • Gallatin County
      • This Warsaw is located in Gallatin County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Warsaw.
    • Minnesota
      • Rice County
      • This Warsaw is located in Rice County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Warsaw.
    • Mississippi
      • Marshall County
      • This Warsaw is located in Marshall County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Warsaw.
      • Washington County
      • This Warsaw is located in Washington County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km] to the southwest of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Warsaw.
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • This Warsaw is located in Benton County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Warsaw.
    • New York
      • Wyoming County
      • This Warsaw is located in Wyoming County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Warsaw.
    • North Carolina
      • Duplin County
      • This Warsaw is located in Duplin County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Warsaw.
    • North Dakota
      • Walsh County
      • This Warsaw is located in Walsh County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walsh County community of Warsaw.
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This Warsaw is located in Coshocton County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Warsaw.
    • Ontario
      • This Warsaw lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson County
      • This Warsaw is located in Jefferson County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Warsaw.
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Warsaw is located in Lackawanna County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km] to the east of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Warsaw.
      • Luzerne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Warsaw [Luzerne County].
    • South Carolina
      • Williamsburg County
      • This Warsaw is located in Williamsburg County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Warsaw.
    • Texas
      • Kaufman County
      • This Warsaw is located in Kaufman County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Warsaw.
    • Virginia
      • Richmond County
      • This Warsaw is located in Richmond County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Warsaw that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Warsaw.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warsaw ...

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.

  • Center Line
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Line
    • Center Line is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Line <4>
  • Disco ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
    • Disco is located in Macomb County
    • Former name for Disco:
    • Whiskey Center
  • Eagle Poine ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Poine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Poine
    • Eagle Poine is located in Macomb County
  • Gas Settlement ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gas Settlement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Settlement
    • Gas Settlement is located in Macomb County
  • Heart ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart
    • Heart is located in Macomb County
  • Liverpool ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liverpool. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Liverpool is located in Macomb County
  • Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plumb Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
    • Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
    • Plumb Brook has also been known as:
    • Plum Brook
    • Plumbrook Village
    • Plumbrook
  • Red Run Corners ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Run Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run Corners
    • Red Run Corners is located in Macomb County
  • Roseville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Spinnings ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spinnings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
    • Spinnings is located in Macomb County
    • Spinnings has also been known as:
    • Spinning

How Far From Warsaw 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 Warsaw to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<6> community of Warsaw once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Warsaw and extending to:

  • Mount Clemens, which is the Seat of Macomb County, lies just to the East.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Warsaw to Lansing, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Warsaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Warsaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5984, Longitude: -82.8946    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Warsaw could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Warsaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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.
<8>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 Warsaw to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.314 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.889 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.009 degrees.









 

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