Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower
- 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 Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower:
- 46.340848, -85.017300
- 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 Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower
- 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 Chippewa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
- Since Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower is near Luce County and also Mackinac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Luce County
- eBird sighting report for Mackinac 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower ...
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.
- Dick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Dollar Settlement
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Settlement
- Dollar Settlement is located in Chippewa County
- Fibre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
- Fibre is located in Chippewa County
- Seewhy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Snug Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snug Harbor is located in Chippewa County
- Strongs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Corner
- Strongs Corner is located in Chippewa County
- Timberlost
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlost
- Timberlost is located in Chippewa County
- Trout Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
- Trout Lake is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Lake <2>
- Whitehouse Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Landing
- Whitehouse Landing is located in Chippewa County
How Far From Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower and extending to:
- Sault Sainte Marie, which is the Seat of Chippewa County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower to Sault Sainte Marie, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 250 miles [402.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3408, Longitude: -85.0173 In this case, the coordinates for Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.523 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.817 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.741 degrees. |