Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bar Lake:
  • 44.297502, -86.307032
  • 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 Bar Lake

• 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 Manistee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Manistee County
  • Since Bar Lake is near Mason County and also Benzie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • eBird sighting report for Benzie 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bar Lake ...

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.

• Bear Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake
  • Bear Lake is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Lake <1>
• Chief Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chief Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
  • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
• Filer City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer City
  • Filer City is located in Manistee County
• Fountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <1>
• Free Soil
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Soil
  • Free Soil is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Free Soil <1>
• Malcolm
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malcolm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Malcolm is located in Manistee County
• Newland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Newland is located in Manistee County
• Red Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Park
  • Red Park is located in Manistee County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bar Lake and extending to:

• Manistee, which is the Seat of Manistee County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bar Lake to Lansing, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 606 miles [975.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Manistee County: www.manistee.com/~edo/

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