Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Williamsport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamsport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Williamsport
- 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 Williamsport:
- 44.358333, -86.263889
- 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 Williamsport
- 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 Manistee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Manistee County
- Since Williamsport is near Benzie County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benzie County
- eBird sighting report for Mason 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Williamsport ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Williamsport.
Within Michigan, the name Williamsport is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Warren County
- This Williamsport is located in Warren County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the south of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Williamsport.
- Kansas
- Pratt 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 Kansas community of Williamsport [Pratt County].
- Shawnee County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Shawnee County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Williamsport.
- Kentucky
- Johnson County
- This Williamsport is located in Johnson County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Williamsport.
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Williamsport.
- Maryland
- Washington County
- This Williamsport is located in Washington County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Williamsport.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Williamsport lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- North Dakota
- Emmons 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 North Dakota community of Williamsport [Emmons County].
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Williamsport is located in Columbiana County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Williamsport.
- Morrow County
- This Williamsport is located in Morrow County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the southeast of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Williamsport.
- Pickaway County
- This Williamsport is located in Pickaway County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km] to the south southeast of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Williamsport.
- Stark County
- This Williamsport is located in Stark County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km] to the southeast of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Williamsport.
- Ontario
- This Williamsport lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This Williamsport is located in Lycoming County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Williamsport.
- Northampton County
- This Williamsport is located in Northampton County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the east southeast of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Williamsport.
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- This Williamsport is located in Maury County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the south of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Williamsport.
- West Virginia
- Grant County
- This Williamsport is located in Grant County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Williamsport that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Williamsport.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsport ...
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.
- Bear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake
- Bear Lake is located in Manistee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Lake <4>
- Chief Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
- Filer City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer City
- Filer City is located in Manistee County
- Free Soil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Soil
- Free Soil is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Free Soil <4>
- Henry ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Malcolm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Newland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Red Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Williamsport 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 community such as Williamsport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williamsport and extending to:
- Manistee, which is the Seat of Manistee County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Williamsport to Lansing, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 606 miles [975.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Williamsport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Manistee County: www.manistee.com/~edo/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williamsport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williamsport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3583, Longitude: -86.2639 In this case, the coordinates for Williamsport 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Williamsport 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Williamsport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Williamsport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.468 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.589 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.099 degrees. |