Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Black Lake Bluffs:
  • 45.472234, -84.236963
  • 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 Black Lake Bluffs

• 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 Presque Isle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Presque Isle County
  • Since Black Lake Bluffs is near Cheboygan County and also Montmorency County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheboygan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montmorency 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 Black Lake Bluffs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Lake Bluffs ...

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.

• Aloha
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Aloha is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
• Bell Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bell Landing is located in Presque Isle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Landing
• Evergreen Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Beach is located in Presque Isle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Beach
• Fingerboard Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
• Grace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace is located in Presque Isle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• High Banks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • High Banks is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
• Orchard Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orchard Beach is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
• Rainy Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rainy Beach is located in Presque Isle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Beach
• Tower
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tower is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Black Lake Bluffs and extending to:

• Rogers City, which is the Seat of Presque Isle County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Black Lake Bluffs to Rogers City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'