Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Atlantic Mine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atlantic Mine and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Atlantic Mine

• 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 Atlantic Mine:
  • 47.097150, -88.627625
  • 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 Atlantic Mine

• 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 Houghton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houghton County
  • Since Atlantic Mine is near Baraga County and also Keweenaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baraga 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 Atlantic Mine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Atlantic Mine ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Baltic is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
• Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boston is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Champion Mine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
• Dodgeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
• Dollar Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dollar Bay is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dollar Bay <1>
• Pilgrim
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pilgrim is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
• Redridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Redridge is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redridge
• Salmon Trout
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Salmon Trout is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Trout
• Sunshine Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sunshine Beach is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
• Superior
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Superior is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Atlantic Mine and extending to:

• Houghton, which is the Seat of Houghton County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 361 miles [581 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Atlantic Mine to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,621 miles [7,436.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'