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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 Bagley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bagley 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 Bagley:
    • 45.551358, -87.575677
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bagley
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Bagley ...

We found nine communities that share the name Bagley.

There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Bagley.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Otsego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bagley [Otsego County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Bagley is located in Jefferson County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<2> to the south of the Bagley that is located in Menominee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bagley.
    • Iowa
      • Guthrie County
      • This Bagley is located in Guthrie County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Bagley that is located in Menominee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guthrie County community of Bagley.
    • Kansas
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bagley [Montgomery County].
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Bagley is located in Harford County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bagley that is located in Menominee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Bagley.
    • Minnesota
      • Clearwater County
      • This Bagley is located in Clearwater County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bagley that is located in Menominee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Bagley.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Bagley is located in Merrimack County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<2> to the east of the Bagley that is located in Menominee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Bagley.
    • North Carolina
      • Johnston County
      • This Bagley is located in Johnston County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Bagley that is located in Menominee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Bagley.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Bagley is located in Grant County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Bagley that is located in Menominee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Bagley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bagley ...

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.

  • Cedar River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River
    • Cedar River is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar River <4>
  • Fox
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Fox is located in Menominee County
  • Harris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <4>
  • Hermansville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
    • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
  • Indiantown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
    • Indiantown has also been known as:
    • Indian Town
  • Kells
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
    • Kells is located in Menominee County
  • Nathan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
    • Nathan is located in Menominee County
  • Packard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
    • Packard is located in Marinette County (WI)
  • Palestine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Menominee County
  • Powers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • Powers is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <4>

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

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

  • Menominee, which is the Seat of Menominee County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bagley to Menominee, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bagley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Bagley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bagley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bagley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5514, Longitude: -87.5757       In this case, the coordinates for Bagley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Bagley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.316 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.723 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.393 degrees.









 

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