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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 Whittemore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whittemore 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 Whittemore:
    • 44.233074, -83.802765
    • 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 Whittemore
  • 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 Iosco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iosco County
    • Since Whittemore is near Ogemaw County and also Arenac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ogemaw County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arenac 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 Whittemore

Communities Also Named Whittemore ...

We found three communities that are also named Whittemore.

Within Michigan, the name Whittemore is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Whittemore is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<1> to the south of the Whittemore that is located in Iosco County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Whittemore.
    • Iowa
      • Kossuth County
      • This Whittemore is located in Kossuth County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the west of the Whittemore that is located in Iosco County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kossuth County community of Whittemore.
    • New York
      • Tioga County
      • This Whittemore is located in Tioga County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Whittemore that is located in Iosco County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Whittemore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whittemore ...

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.

  • Elbow Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Elbow Lake is located in Ogemaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
  • Hemlock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemlock is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
  • Knights Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Knights Mill is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Mill
  • Maple Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Meadow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Meadow is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • National City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sand Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Lake is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
  • Turtle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Turtle is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle
  • Twining
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Twining is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people

How Far From Whittemore to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Whittemore to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tawas City, which is the Seat of Iosco County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Whittemore to Tawas City, 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 four to five hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 507 miles [815.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whittemore) 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 Whittemore 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 Whittemore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2331, Longitude: -83.8028       In this case, the coordinates for Whittemore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.828 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.716 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.877 degrees.