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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 White Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 White Lake:
    • 42.684466, -83.553928
    • 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 White Lake
  • 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 White Lake ...

We found eight communities that share the name White Lake.

Within Michigan, the name White Lake is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, five are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This White Lake lies 1,762 miles [2,835.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the White Lake that is located in Oakland County.
    • Manitoba
      • This White Lake lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the White Lake that is located in Oakland County.
    • New York
      • Oneida 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 New York community of White Lake [Oneida County].
      • Sullivan County
      • This White Lake is located in Sullivan County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the east of the White Lake that is located in Oakland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of White Lake.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • This White Lake is located in Bladen County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the White Lake that is located in Oakland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of White Lake.
    • Ontario
      • This White Lake lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Lake that is located in Oakland County.
    • South Dakota
      • Aurora County
      • This White Lake is located in Aurora County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the west of the White Lake that is located in Oakland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aurora County community of White Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Langlade County
      • This White Lake is located in Langlade County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the White Lake that is located in Oakland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Langlade County community of White Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Lake ...

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.

  • Clyde
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
  • Commerce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Oakland County
  • Four Towns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
    • Four Towns is located in Oakland County
  • Hickory Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Oakland County
  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Holly is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <4>
  • Oxbow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Oxbow is located in Oakland County
  • Rose Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Corners
    • Rose Corners is located in Oakland County
  • Seven Harbors
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Harbors have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Harbors
    • Seven Harbors is located in Oakland County
  • Union Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Lake
    • Union Lake is located in Oakland County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Lake and extending to:

  • Pontiac, which is the Seat of Oakland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from White Lake to Pontiac, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,605 miles [7,411 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6845, Longitude: -83.5539       In this case, the coordinates for White Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 White Lake 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>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.
<6>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 White Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.738 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.382 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.301 degrees.




 

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