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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Eagle River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle River and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 River:
    • 47.413805, -88.295661
    • 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 River
  • 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 River 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 River ...

We found four communities that share the name Eagle River.

Within Michigan, the name Eagle River is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Eagle River lies 2,532 miles [4,074.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eagle River that is located in Keweenaw County.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Eagle River lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagle River that is located in Keweenaw County.
    • Ontario
      • This Eagle River lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eagle River that is located in Keweenaw County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Vilas County
      • This Eagle River is located in Vilas County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Eagle River that is located in Keweenaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vilas County community of Eagle River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle River ...

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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumbletown
    • Bumbletown is located in Keweenaw County
  • Central
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Falls
    • Copper Falls is located in Keweenaw County
  • Delaware
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Keweenaw County
  • Eagle Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Nest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
    • Eagle Nest is located in Keweenaw County
  • Mohawk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Traverse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Traverse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
    • Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
  • Wyoming
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyoming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Wyoming is located in Keweenaw County

How Far From Eagle River 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 Eagle River to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagle River and extending to:

  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Eagle River to Lansing, with an average speed<5>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 815 miles [1,311.6 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<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eagle River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4138, Longitude: -88.2957       In this case, the coordinates for Eagle River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Eagle River 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 314.735 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.466 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.156 degrees.




 

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