Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Betsy:
  • 47.2965828, -88.0595546
  • 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 Betsy

• 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 Keweenaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Keweenaw County
  • Since Betsy is near Houghton County and also Baraga 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 Baraga 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 Betsy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Betsy ...

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.

• Central
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Central is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Copper Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Copper Falls is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Falls
• Delaware
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Delaware is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Eagle Harbor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Harbor <1>
• Eagle Nest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Nest is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
• Gay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
• Snowshoe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Snowshoe is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowshoe
• Traverse
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
• Traverse Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
• Wyoming
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wyoming is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

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

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

• Eagle River, which is the Seat of Keweenaw County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Betsy to Eagle River, with an average speed<3> 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 358 miles [576.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 801 miles [1,289.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'