Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Champion, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Champion and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Champion
- 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 Champion:
- 46.513463, -87.963908
- 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 Champion
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Marquette County
- Since Champion is near Baraga County and also Dickinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baraga County
- eBird sighting report for Dickinson 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
Communities Also Named Champion ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Champion.
Within Michigan, the name Champion is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Champion lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Champion that is located in Marquette County.
- Arkansas
- Arkansas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Champion [Arkansas County].
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Champion [Lincoln County].
- California
- Indiana
- Jennings County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Champion [Jennings County].
- Vigo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Champion [Vigo County].
- Missouri
- Douglas County
- This Champion is located in Douglas County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Champion that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Champion.
- New Madrid County
- This Champion is located in New Madrid County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the south of the Champion that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Champion.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This Champion is located in Fulton County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Champion that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Champion.
- Trumbull County
- This Champion is located in Trumbull County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the southeast of the Champion that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Champion.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Champion is located in Allegheny County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Champion that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Champion.
- Fayette County
- This Champion is located in Fayette County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km] to the southeast of the Champion that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Champion.
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Champion ...
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.
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Marquette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenwood
- From Champion to Greenwood
- Humboldt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Marquette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Humboldt
- From Champion to Humboldt
- Humboldt Mine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Mine
- Humboldt Mine is located in Marquette County
- Imperial Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Heights
- Imperial Heights is located in Baraga County
- Martins Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Martins Landing is located in Marquette County
- Republic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Republic is located in Marquette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Republic
- From Champion to Republic
- Snowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Three Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
- Three Lakes is located in Baraga County
How Far From Champion to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Champion to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Champion and extending to:
- Marquette, which is the Seat of Marquette County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Champion to Marquette, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 310 miles [498.9 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 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,621 miles [7,436.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Champion. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Champion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Champion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5135, Longitude: -87.9639 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Champion could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Champion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Champion to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.545 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.122 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.281 degrees. |