Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cornell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cornell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cornell
- 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 Cornell:
- 45.901351, -87.222359
- 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 Cornell
- 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 Delta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Since Cornell is near Menominee County and also Marquette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Menominee County
- eBird sighting report for Marquette 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 Cornell ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Cornell.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Cornell.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Cornell is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cornell that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Cornell.
- Modoc County
- This Cornell is located in Modoc County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km] to the west of the Cornell that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Modoc County community of Cornell.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Cornell is located in Cook County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<2> to the south of the Cornell that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Cornell.
- Livingston County
- This Cornell is located in Livingston County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the south southwest of the Cornell that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Cornell.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- New York
- Bronx County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Cornell [Bronx County].
- Westchester 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 New York community of Cornell [Westchester County].
- Ontario
- This Cornell lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cornell that is located in Delta County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cornell ...
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.
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Flat Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Kipling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Kipling is located in Delta County
- Lake Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bluff
- Lake Bluff is located in Delta County
- Maplewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Maywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Pine Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
- Rapid River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid River
- Rapid River is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid River <5>
- Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock <5>
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Cornell 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 Cornell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cornell and extending to:
- Escanaba, which is the Seat of Delta County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cornell to Escanaba, with an average speed<6> 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 255 miles [410.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,618 miles [7,432 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cornell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cornell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cornell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cornell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9014, Longitude: -87.2224 In this case, the coordinates for Cornell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Cornell 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cornell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.059 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.483 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.085 degrees. |