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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 Whites Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whites Landing 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 Whites Landing:
- 44.907235, -84.572524
- 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 Whites Landing
- 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Since Whites Landing is near Crawford County and also Montmorency County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montmorency 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 Whites Landing
Communities Also Named Whites Landing ...
We found two communities that are also named Whites Landing.
Within Michigan, the name Whites Landing is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Seminole County
- This Whites Landing is located in Seminole County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the south of the Whites Landing that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Whites Landing.
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This Whites Landing is located in Erie County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Whites Landing that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Whites Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whites Landing ...
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.
- Big Rock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Bucks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bucks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Five Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Five Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Frederic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Timbers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
- Louis Cabin Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Louis Cabin Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Cabin Landing
- Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pearll City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pearll City is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
- Wildwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Whites Landing 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 Whites Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whites Landing and extending to:
- Gaylord, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whites Landing to Gaylord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 567 miles [912.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Whites Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Whites Landing 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 Whites Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9072, Longitude: -84.5725 In this case, the coordinates for Whites Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.305 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.356 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.03 degrees. |
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