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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 Huron Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huron Mountain and the surrounding area.
- 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 Huron Mountain:
- 46.887145, -87.865405
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Huron Mountain
- 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 Marquette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette County
- Since Huron Mountain is near Baraga County and also Houghton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baraga County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Huron Mountain
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huron Mountain ...
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.
- Antlers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Antlers is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
- Big Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Birch is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Champion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dodge City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dodge City is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Freeman Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Landing is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Landing
- Gay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gay is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Glovers Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glovers Corner is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Corner
- Homeier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homeier is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeier
- Humboldt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Humboldt is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt Mine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Humboldt Mine is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Mine
- Imperial Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Imperial Heights is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Heights
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Jacobsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Martins Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Martins Landing is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Portage Entry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
- Rabbit Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Bay is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bay
- Snowville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Snowville is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Three Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Lakes is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
- Traverse Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
How Far From Huron Mountain 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 Huron Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Huron Mountain and extending to:
- Marquette, which is the Seat of Marquette County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Huron Mountain to Marquette, with an average speed<3> 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 329 miles [529.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Huron Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Huron Mountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huron Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8871, Longitude: -87.8654 In this case, the coordinates for Huron Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.46 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.079 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.099 degrees. |
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