Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Iron Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Iron Mountain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Iron 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 Iron Mountain:
- 45.820301, -88.065507
- 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 Iron 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 Dickinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dickinson County
- Since Iron Mountain is near Florence County and also Marinette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Florence County
- eBird sighting report for Marinette 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 Iron Mountain ...
We found nine communities that share the name Iron Mountain.
Within Michigan, the name Iron Mountain is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Iron Mountain [San Bernardino County].
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Iron Mountain [Shasta County].
- Missouri
- Saint Francois County
- This Iron Mountain is located in Saint Francois County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Iron Mountain that is located in Dickinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Iron Mountain.
- Montana
- Missoula County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Iron Mountain [Missoula County].
- Texas
- Rusk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Iron Mountain [Rusk County].
- Utah
- Iron County
- This Iron Mountain is located in Iron County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Iron Mountain that is located in Dickinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Iron Mountain.
- Virginia
- Alleghany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Iron Mountain [Alleghany County].
- Wisconsin
- Dodge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Iron Mountain [Dodge County].
- Wyoming
- Laramie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Iron Mountain [Laramie County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Iron 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.
- Aurora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
- Granite Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
- Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County
- Hematite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Pulp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Ridgetop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Skidmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Spread Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
- Vulcan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Vulcan is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <5>
How Far From Iron 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 city such as Iron Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Iron Mountain and extending to:
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 274 miles [441 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Iron Mountain to Lansing, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,007 miles [9,667.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Iron Mountain: www.cityofironmountain.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Iron Mountain 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Iron Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Iron Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Iron Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8203, Longitude: -88.0655 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Iron Mountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.644 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.133 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.568 degrees. |