Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Matchwood:
  • 46.556334, -89.396259
  • 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 Matchwood

• 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 Matchwood is near Gogebic County and also Houghton 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 Houghton 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 Matchwood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Matchwood ...

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.

• Agate
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
• Bruce Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bruce Crossing is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce Crossing <1>
• Ethelwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ethelwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelwood
• Gem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
• Grand Rapids
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Grand Rapids is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
• Nonesuch
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nonesuch is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
• Robbins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
• Rockland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockland is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <1>
• Sleepy Hollow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Topaz
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Topaz is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz

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

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

• Ontonagon, which is the Seat of Ontonagon County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Matchwood to Ontonagon, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 355 miles [571.3 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 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'