Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crystal Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crystal Falls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crystal Falls
- 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 Crystal Falls:
- 46.097768, -88.335960
- 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 Crystal Falls
- 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 Iron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Iron County
- Since Crystal Falls is near Florence County and also Dickinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Florence 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 Crystal Falls ...
We found six communities that share the name Crystal Falls.
Within Michigan, the name Crystal Falls is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Crystal Falls lies 2,471 miles [3,976.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crystal Falls that is located in Iron County.
- California
- Tuolumne County
- This Crystal Falls is located in Tuolumne County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<1> to the west of the Crystal Falls that is located in Iron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Crystal Falls.
- Ontario
- This Crystal Falls lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the east of the Crystal Falls that is located in Iron County.
- Quebec
- This Crystal Falls lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the east of the Crystal Falls that is located in Iron County.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Crystal Falls is located in Oconee County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Crystal Falls that is located in Iron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Crystal Falls.
- Texas
- Stephens County
- This Crystal Falls is located in Stephens County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Crystal Falls that is located in Iron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Crystal Falls.
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Falls ...
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.
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <2>
- Clinch ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
- Fortune Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortune Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Lake
- Fortune Lake is located in Iron County
- Mastodon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Ridgetop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Rogers Location
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Location have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Location
- Rogers Location is located in Iron County
- Western Location
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Western Location have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Location
- Western Location is located in Iron County
How Far From Crystal Falls 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 city such as Crystal Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crystal Falls and extending to:
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Crystal Falls to Lansing, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six 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 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,002 miles [9,659.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Crystal Falls: www.crystalfalls.org/
The official website for Iron County: www.iron.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crystal Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crystal Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0978, Longitude: -88.3360 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Crystal Falls 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 314.821 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.373 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.623 degrees. |