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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 Arnheim, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arnheim 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 Arnheim:
    • 46.916874, -88.482627
    • 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 Arnheim
  • 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 Baraga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baraga County
    • Since Arnheim is near Houghton County and also Keweenaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houghton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Keweenaw 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 Arnheim

Communities Also Named Arnheim ...

We found one communities that are also named Arnheim.

Within Michigan, the name Arnheim is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Arnheim in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This Arnheim is located in Brown County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Arnheim that is located in Baraga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Arnheim.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arnheim ...

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.

  • Baltic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Baltic is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Bear Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Bovine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bovine is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovine
  • Champion Mine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
  • Dodgeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
  • Dreamland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
  • Jacobsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
  • Klingville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Klingville is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingville
  • Pilgrim
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pilgrim is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
  • Portage Entry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
  • Rabbit Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rabbit Bay is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bay
  • Sunshine Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunshine Beach is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
  • Superior
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Superior is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior

How Far From Arnheim 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 Arnheim to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arnheim and extending to:

  • L'Anse, which is the Seat of Baraga County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Arnheim to L'Anse, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,623 miles [7,440 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Arnheim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Arnheim 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 Arnheim. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9169, Longitude: -88.4826       In this case, the coordinates for Arnheim have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.89 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.568 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.43 degrees.