Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Katakitckon Indian Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Katakitckon Indian Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Katakitckon Indian Village

• 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 Katakitckon Indian Village:
  • 46.151341, -89.090969
  • 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 Katakitckon Indian Village

• 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 Gogebic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gogebic County
  • Since Katakitckon Indian Village is near Vilas County and also Iron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vilas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iron 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 Katakitckon Indian Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Katakitckon Indian Village ...

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.

• Basswood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Basswood is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
• Clearwater Lake
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Clearwater Lake is located in Oneida County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Lake
• Eagle River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle River is located in Vilas County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
• Fuller
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fuller is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Hazel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hazel is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Homer Location
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Homer Location is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Location
• Iron River
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Iron River is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <1>
• Land O'Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• Mineral Hills
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
• Robbins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
• Sleepy Hollow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow

How Far From Katakitckon Indian Village 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 Katakitckon Indian Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Katakitckon Indian Village and extending to:

• Bessemer, which is the Seat of Gogebic County, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Katakitckon Indian Village to Bessemer, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 325 miles [523 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 790 miles [1,271.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,025 miles [9,696.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'