Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wright, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wright and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wright
- 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 Wright:
- 43.110899, -85.808663
- 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 Wright
- 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 Ottawa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- Since Wright is near Kent County and also Muskegon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- eBird sighting report for Muskegon 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 Wright ...
We found 34 communities that share the name Wright.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Wright.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 32 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This Wright is located in Jefferson County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Wright that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Wright.
- Pike County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Wright [Pike County].
- British Columbia
- This Wright lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Wright that is located in Ottawa County.
- Florida
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Letcher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Wright [Letcher County].
- Muhlenberg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Wright [Muhlenberg County].
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Quebec
- This Wright lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Wright that is located in Ottawa County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Lake County
- This Wright is located in Lake County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Wright that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Wright.
- Tipton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Wright [Tipton County].
- Texas
- Hale County
- This Wright is located in Hale County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Wright that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Wright.
- Parker County
- This Wright is located in Parker County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km] to the southwest of the Wright that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Wright.
- Swisher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wright [Swisher County].
- Utah
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Wright [Norfolk City].
- Roanoke County
- This Wright is located in Roanoke County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<2> to the southeast of the Wright that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Wright.
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wright ...
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.
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Canada Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
- Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
- Englishville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englishville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
- Englishville is located in Kent County
- Fruit Ridge Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Ridge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Ridge Center
- Fruit Ridge Center is located in Kent County
- Grand Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
- Grand Valley is located in Ottawa County
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Ottawa County
- Kent City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent City
- Kent City is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent City <5>
- Lisbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Wright 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 Wright to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wright and extending to:
- Grand Haven, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Wright to Grand Haven, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wright. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wright 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. |
| <2> | 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- Wright) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1109, Longitude: -85.8087 |
| <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 Wright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Wright to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.204 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.108 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.278 degrees. |