Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McComb Corner:
  • 46.866037, -88.108459
  • 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 McComb Corner

• 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 Baraga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baraga County
  • Since McComb Corner is near Marquette County and also Houghton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette 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 McComb Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near McComb Corner ...

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.

• Bear Town
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
• Big Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Big Bay is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bay <1>
• Bovine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bovine is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovine
• Dodge City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dodge City is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
• Glovers Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Glovers Corner is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Corner
• Herman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Herman is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
• Jacobsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
• Klingville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Klingville is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingville
• Portage Entry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
• Rabbit Bay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rabbit Bay is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bay

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

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

• L'Anse, which is the Seat of Baraga County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McComb Corner to L'Anse, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 334 miles [537.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'