Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eagle Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Nest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eagle Nest
- 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 Eagle Nest:
- 47.407416, -88.277605
- 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 Eagle Nest
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Keweenaw County
- Since Eagle Nest is near Houghton County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Houghton 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 Eagle Nest ...
We found eight communities that share the name Eagle Nest.
Within Michigan, the name Eagle Nest is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Coconino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Eagle Nest [Coconino County].
- Idaho
- Valley County
- This Eagle Nest is located in Valley County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<2> to the west of the Eagle Nest that is located in Keweenaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Eagle Nest.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Eagle Nest is located in Baltimore County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Eagle Nest that is located in Keweenaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Eagle Nest.
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Eagle Nest that is located in Keweenaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Eagle Nest.
- McKinley County
- This Eagle Nest is located in McKinley County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km] to the west southwest of the Eagle Nest that is located in Keweenaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Eagle Nest.
- New York
- Hamilton County
- This Eagle Nest is located in Hamilton County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Eagle Nest that is located in Keweenaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Eagle Nest.
- North Dakota
- Morton County
- This Eagle Nest is located in Morton County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<2> to the west of the Eagle Nest that is located in Keweenaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Eagle Nest.
- Texas
- Val Verde County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Val Verde County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Val Verde County community of Eagle Nest.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Nest ...
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.
- Bumbletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bumbletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumbletown
- Bumbletown is located in Keweenaw County
- Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Keweenaw County
- Copper City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copper City is located in Houghton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Copper Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Falls
- Copper Falls is located in Keweenaw County
- Delaware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Eagle Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Eagle Harbor is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Harbor <5>
- Eagle River
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Eagle River is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle River <5>
- Mohawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Mohawk is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <5>
- Traverse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Eagle Nest 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 Eagle Nest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagle Nest and extending to:
- Eagle River, which is the Seat of Keweenaw County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Eagle Nest to Lansing, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 814 miles [1,310 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Nest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Eagle Nest 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Nest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4074, Longitude: -88.2776 In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Nest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Eagle Nest, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Eagle Nest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.723 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.451 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.148 degrees. |