Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bear Town:
  • 46.808821, -88.509852
  • 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 Bear Town

• 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 Bear Town is near Houghton County and also Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon 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 Bear Town

Communities Also Named Bear Town ...

We found one communities that are also named Bear Town.

Within Michigan, the name Bear Town is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Pike County
    • This Bear Town is located in Pike County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<1> to the south of the Bear Town that is located in Baraga County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Bear Town.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear Town ...

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.

• Alberta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Alberta is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
• Baltic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Baltic is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
• Bovine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bovine is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovine
• Champion Mine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
• Hazel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hazel is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Herman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Herman is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
• Jacobsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
• Klingville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Klingville is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingville
• Portage Entry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
• Superior
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Superior is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
• Twin Lakes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

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

• L'Anse, which is the Seat of Baraga County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bear Town to Lansing, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'