Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in LaFayette Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to LaFayette Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for LaFayette Landing

• 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 LaFayette Landing:
  • 46.799112, -89.840719
  • 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 LaFayette Landing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near LaFayette Landing ...

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.

• Anvil
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Anvil is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
• Buckshot Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckshot Landing is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckshot Landing
• Carp Lake Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Carp Lake Landing is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp Lake Landing
• Ethelwood
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Ethelwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelwood
• Green
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Green is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
• Nonesuch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Nonesuch is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
• Planter
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Planter is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
• Plymouth
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
• Silver City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Silver City is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
• Topaz
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Topaz is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz

How Far From LaFayette Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as LaFayette Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in LaFayette Landing and extending to:

• Ontonagon, which is the Seat of Ontonagon County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from LaFayette Landing to Ontonagon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 381 miles [613.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 845 miles [1,359.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'