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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 Zutphen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zutphen 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 Zutphen:
- 42.825860, -85.881980
- 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 Zutphen
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- Since Zutphen is near Allegan County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Zutphen
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zutphen ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaverdam is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Beverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Clyde Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde Park is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
- Crisp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crisp is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Cutlerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Diamond Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Forest Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove Station
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
- Galewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galewood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Grand Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grand Valley is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- New Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Holland is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Pearline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pearline is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearline
- Sandy Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Pines is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pines
- Wyoming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Zutphen 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 Zutphen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Zutphen and extending to:
- Grand Haven, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Zutphen to Grand Haven, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east (E). 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 535 miles [861 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 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- Zutphen) 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 Zutphen 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 Zutphen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8259, Longitude: -85.8820 In this case, the coordinates for Zutphen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.261 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.131 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.407 degrees. |
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