Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lake Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Bluff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Bluff
- 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 Lake Bluff:
- 45.812467, -87.057359
- 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 Lake Bluff
- 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 Delta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Since Lake Bluff is near Menominee County and also Marquette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Menominee County
- eBird sighting report for Marquette 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 Lake Bluff ...
We found two communities that share the name Lake Bluff.
Within Michigan, the name Lake Bluff is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Lake Bluff is located in Lake County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the south of the Lake Bluff that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Lake Bluff.
- New York
- Wayne County
- This Lake Bluff is located in Wayne County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lake Bluff that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Lake Bluff.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Bluff ...
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.
- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Ensign
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Ford River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- Ford River is located in Delta County
- Kipling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Kipling is located in Delta County
- Maplewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Maywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Pine Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
- Rapid River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid River
- Rapid River is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid River <3>
How Far From Lake Bluff 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 Lake Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Bluff and extending to:
- Escanaba, which is the Seat of Delta County, lies just to the South.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Bluff to Lansing, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Lake Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8125, Longitude: -87.0574 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lake Bluff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.949 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.347 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.027 degrees. |