Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beaver Grove:
  • 46.481047, -87.315697
  • 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 Beaver Grove

• 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 Marquette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette County
  • Since Beaver Grove is near Alger County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alger County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delta 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 Beaver Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Grove ...

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.

• Cascade
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cascade is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Dukes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dukes is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
• Eagle Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
• Forestville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Forestville is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
• Freeman Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeman Landing is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Landing
• Gordon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gordon is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Green Garden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Garden is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Garden
• Harvey
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harvey is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <1>
• Plains
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Plains is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
• Sands Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sands Station is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Station
• Sugar Loaf
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf

How Far From Beaver Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beaver Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Marquette, which is the Seat of Marquette County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Beaver Grove to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'