Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marenisco:
  • 46.376448, -89.696300
  • 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 Marenisco

• 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 Marenisco is near Vilas County and also Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon 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 Marenisco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marenisco ...

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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Anvil is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
• Aurora
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Aurora is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
• Boulder Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Boulder Junction is located in Vilas County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
• Ethelwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ethelwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelwood
• Jessieville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jessieville is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
• Matchwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
• Planter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Planter is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
• Plymouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
• Robbins
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Robbins
  • From Marenisco to Robbins
• Sleepy Hollow
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Topaz
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Topaz is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz

How Far From Marenisco 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 Marenisco to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bessemer, which is the Seat of Gogebic County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marenisco to Bessemer, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 356 miles [572.9 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 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 823 miles [1,324.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'