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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mangum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mangum and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mangum:
- 46.458548, -87.256809
- 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 Mangum
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette County
- Since Mangum is near Alger County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alger County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta 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 Mangum
Communities Also Named Mangum ...
We found six communities that are also named Mangum.
Within Michigan, the name Mangum is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Canyon 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 Idaho community of Mangum [Canyon County].
- Kentucky
- Pulaski County
- This Mangum is located in Pulaski County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Mangum that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Mangum.
- North Carolina
- Richmond County
- This Mangum is located in Richmond County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Mangum that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Mangum.
- Oklahoma
- Greer County
- This Mangum is located in Greer County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Mangum that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greer County community of Mangum.
- Tennessee
- Warren 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 Tennessee community of Mangum [Warren County].
- Texas
- Eastland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mangum [Eastland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mangum ...
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.
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cedar Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bank is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bank
- Dukes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dukes is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Gordon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Green Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Garden is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Garden
- Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plains is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Sands Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sands Station is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Station
- Sugar Loaf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
How Far From Mangum 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 Mangum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mangum and extending to:
- Marquette, which is the Seat of Marquette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mangum to Marquette, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 734 miles [1,181.3 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<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 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Mangum 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mangum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Mangum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mangum to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mangum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4585, Longitude: -87.2568 In this case, the coordinates for Mangum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.057 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.563 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.913 degrees. |
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