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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 Wattles Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wattles Park 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 Wattles Park:
- 42.300597, -85.110822
- 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 Wattles Park
- 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 Wattles Park 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 Wattles Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wattles Park ...
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.
- Greenfield Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Park
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Level Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orchard Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Stanley Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stanley Corners is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Corners
- Sunrise Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Heights is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Walnut Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Point is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Point
How Far From Wattles Park 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 community such as Wattles Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wattles Park and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Wattles Park to Lansing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 483 miles [777.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Wattles Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wattles Park 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 Wattles Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3006, Longitude: -85.1108 In this case, the coordinates for Wattles Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.767 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.493 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.194 degrees. |
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