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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 Michigan City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Michigan City 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 Michigan City:
- 48.024440, -98.120656
- 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 Michigan City
- 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Since Michigan City is near Grand Forks County and also Ramsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Forks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ramsey 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 Michigan City
Communities Also Named Michigan City ...
We found two communities that are also named Michigan City.
Within North Dakota, the name Michigan City is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- LaPorte County
- This Michigan City is located in LaPorte County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Michigan City that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Michigan City.
- Mississippi
- Benton County
- This Michigan City is located in Benton County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Michigan City that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Michigan City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Michigan City ...
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.
- Fordville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Honeyford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Honeyford is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyford
- Keith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Keith is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Lakota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Michigan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Park River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Michigan City 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 Michigan City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Michigan City and extending to:
- Lakota, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Michigan City to Lakota, 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.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Michigan City) 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 Michigan City 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 Michigan City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0244, Longitude: -98.1207 In this case, the coordinates for Michigan City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.822 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.565 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.617 degrees. |
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