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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 Whiteford Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whiteford Center 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 Whiteford Center:
- 41.776716, -83.682993
- 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 Whiteford Center
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Whiteford Center is near Lucas County and also Lenawee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee 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 Whiteford Center
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whiteford Center ...
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.
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Haven Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haven Park is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Ida Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ida Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Center
- Liberty Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Lulu
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Richards ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Richards is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Silica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silica is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Temperance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
How Far From Whiteford Center 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 Whiteford Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whiteford Center and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whiteford Center to Monroe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,039 miles [9,718.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 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 '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- Whiteford Center) 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 Whiteford Center 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 Whiteford Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7767, Longitude: -83.6830 In this case, the coordinates for Whiteford Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.856 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.381 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.673 degrees. |
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