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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Michigan Hill 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 Hill:
- 46.777878, -123.100417
- 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 Hill
- 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 Thurston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- Since Michigan Hill is near Grays Harbor County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Michigan Hill ...
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.
- Bordeaux ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Bunker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bunker is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Grand Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Littlerock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mays ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mays is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Maytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
How Far From Michigan Hill 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 Michigan Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Michigan Hill and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Michigan Hill to Olympia, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,359 miles [3,796.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,600 miles [12,231 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Michigan Hill) 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 Michigan Hill 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 Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7779, Longitude: -123.1004 In this case, the coordinates for Michigan Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.471 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.083 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.322 degrees. |
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