Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bangor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bangor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bangor
- 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 Bangor:
- 42.313393, -86.112258
- 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 Bangor
- 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Bangor is near Allegan County and also Berrien County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegan County
- eBird sighting report for Berrien 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bangor ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Bangor.
Within Michigan, the name Bangor is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Morgan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bangor [Morgan County].
- Rowan County
- This Bangor is located in Rowan County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bangor that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Bangor.
- Maine
- Minnesota
- New York
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Bangor lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bangor that is located in Van Buren County.
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Bangor lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bangor that is located in Van Buren County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Bangor lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bangor that is located in Van Buren County.
- South Dakota
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Bangor [Fond du Lac County].
- La Crosse County
- This Bangor is located in La Crosse County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bangor that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Crosse County community of Bangor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bangor ...
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.
- Breedsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedsville
- Breedsville is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breedsville <4>
- Covert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Covert is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covert <4>
- Crystal Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
- Crystal Beach is located in Van Buren County
- Fish Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
- Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Friendsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Friendsville is located in Van Buren County
- Grand Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
- Grand Junction is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <4>
- Indian Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Indian Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Little Paw Paw Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Paw Paw Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Paw Paw Lake
- Little Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
- Maple Grove Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Corners
- Maple Grove Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Paw Paw Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
- Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
- Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Teapot Dome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teapot Dome have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teapot Dome
- Teapot Dome is located in Van Buren County
- Wildwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Bangor 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 city such as Bangor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bangor and extending to:
- Paw Paw, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bangor to Paw Paw, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bangor: www.ci.bangor.mi.us/
The official website for Van Buren County: www.vbco.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bangor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bangor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3134, Longitude: -86.1123 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bangor 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bangor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bangor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.425 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.242 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.683 degrees. |