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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 Menominee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Menominee 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 Menominee:
- 42.488178, -90.532531
- 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 Menominee
- 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 Jo Daviess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess County
- Since Menominee is near Grant County and also Dubuque County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dubuque 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 Menominee
Communities Also Named Menominee ...
We found two communities that are also named Menominee.
Within Illinois, the name Menominee is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Menominee County
- This Menominee is located in Menominee County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Menominee that is located in Jo Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Menominee.
- Nebraska
- Cedar County
- This Menominee is located in Cedar County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the west of the Menominee that is located in Jo Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Menominee.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Menominee ...
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.
- Cathedral Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cathedral Square is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Square
- Eagle Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Fair Play
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Play is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- Galena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gears Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gears Ferry is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gears Ferry
- Hazel Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- King is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Louisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Louisburg is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Prairie Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie Corners is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Corners
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
How Far From Menominee to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Menominee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Menominee and extending to:
- Galena, which is the Seat of Jo Daviess County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Menominee to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Menominee) 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 Menominee 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 Menominee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4882, Longitude: -90.5325 In this case, the coordinates for Menominee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.386 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.642 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.856 degrees. |
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