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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Huron Mountain
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Baraga County
- 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
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) - Big Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Big Bay is located in Marquette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bay <2>
- Birch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Champion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Champion is located in Marquette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <2>
- Dodge City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Dodge City is located in Marquette County
- Freeman Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Landing
- Freeman Landing is located in Marquette County
- Gay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Gay is located in Keweenaw County
- Glovers Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glovers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Corner
- Glovers Corner is located in Baraga County
- Homeier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Humboldt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Marquette County
- Humboldt Mine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Mine
- Humboldt Mine is located in Marquette County
- Imperial Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Heights
- Imperial Heights is located in Baraga County
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- Jacobsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
- Martins Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Martins Landing is located in Marquette County
- Portage Entry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
- Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
- Rabbit Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bay
- Rabbit Bay is located in Houghton County
- Snowville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Three Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
- Three Lakes is located in Baraga County
- Traverse Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
- Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
- Jacobsville
How Far From Huron Mountain 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 Huron Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Huron Mountain and extending to:
- Marquette, which is the Seat of Marquette County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Huron Mountain to Marquette, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huron Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/
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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huron Mountain) to Point B.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> | 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 Huron Mountain 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 314.46 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.079 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.099 degrees. |