Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Watertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watertown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Watertown
- 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 Watertown:
- 43.341040, -82.825606
- 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 Watertown
- 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 Sanilac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sanilac County
- Since Watertown is near Lapeer County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lapeer County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Watertown ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Watertown.
Within Michigan, the name Watertown is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Ogle County
- This Watertown is located in Ogle County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Watertown that is located in Sanilac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Watertown.
- Richland County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Watertown [Richland County].
- Rock Island County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Watertown [Rock Island County].
- Kansas
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Watertown [Allen County].
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Watertown [Anderson County].
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Watertown [Smith County].
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Saskatchewan
- This Watertown lies 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Watertown that is located in Sanilac County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Watertown is located in Blount County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the south of the Watertown that is located in Sanilac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Watertown.
- Wilson County
- This Watertown is located in Wilson County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the south southwest of the Watertown that is located in Sanilac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Watertown.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Watertown ...
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.
- Carsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Carsonville is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carsonville <4>
- Cash
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Decker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Decker is located in Sanilac County
- Deckerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
- Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <4>
- Elmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Melvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Peck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Speaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
- Speaker is located in Sanilac County
- Valley Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
How Far From Watertown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Watertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Watertown and extending to:
- Sandusky, which is the Seat of Sanilac County, lies just to the North.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Watertown to Lansing, with an average speed<6>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watertown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Watertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3410, Longitude: -82.8256 |
| <2> | 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 Watertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Watertown 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Watertown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.233 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.908 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.709 degrees. |