Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest Lake
- 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 Forest Lake:
- 46.332724, -86.837652
- 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 Forest Lake
- 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 Alger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alger County
- Since Forest Lake is near Marquette County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marquette County
- eBird sighting report for Delta 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 Forest Lake ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Forest Lake.
Within Michigan, the name Forest Lake is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the south of the Forest Lake that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Forest Lake.
- California
- Lake County
- This Forest Lake is located in Lake County and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Lake that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Forest Lake.
- San Joaquin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Forest Lake [San Joaquin County].
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Forest Lake is located in Bibb County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the south of the Forest Lake that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Forest Lake.
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Forest Lake is located in Lake County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Forest Lake that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Forest Lake.
- Indiana
- Hendricks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Forest Lake [Hendricks County].
- Kansas
- Wyandotte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Forest Lake [Wyandotte County].
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Forest Lake is located in Harford County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the southeast of the Forest Lake that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Forest Lake.
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Forest Lake [Hampden County].
- Minnesota
- Washington County
- This Forest Lake is located in Washington County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Lake that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Forest Lake.
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Forest Lake [Cheshire County].
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- This Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forest Lake that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Forest Lake.
- South Carolina
- Greenwood County
- This Forest Lake is located in Greenwood County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Forest Lake that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Forest Lake.
- Horry County
- This Forest Lake is located in Horry County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km] to the south southeast of the Forest Lake that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Forest Lake.
- Richland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Forest Lake [Richland County].
- York County
- This Forest Lake is located in York County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the south southeast of the Forest Lake that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Forest Lake.
- Texas
- Brazos County
- Although located in Brazos County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Forest Lake.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Lake ...
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.
- Christmas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Christmas is located in Alger County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christmas <4>
- Juniper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Kentucky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Kiva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Limestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Rock River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
- Rock River is located in Alger County
- Slapneck ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Vail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Williams Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Landing
- Williams Landing is located in Alger County
How Far From Forest Lake 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 Forest Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Lake and extending to:
- Munising, which is the Seat of Alger County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Lake to Munising, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 272 miles [437.7 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Lake. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3327, Longitude: -86.8377 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Forest Lake 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Forest Lake 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 313.773 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.225 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.728 degrees. |