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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 Menominee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Menominee 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 Menominee:
- 45.107800, -87.614620
- 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 Menominee
- 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 Menominee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menominee County
- Since Menominee is near Marinette County and also Oconto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marinette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconto 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 Menominee
Communities Also Named Menominee ...
We found two communities that are also named Menominee.
Within Michigan, the name Menominee is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Jo Daviess County
- This Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the southwest of the Menominee that is located in Menominee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jo Daviess County community of Menominee.
- Nebraska
- Cedar County
- This Menominee is located in Cedar County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Menominee that is located in Menominee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Menominee.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Menominee ...
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.
- Birch Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carbondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eagles Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagles Nest is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- May Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- May Corner is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Corner
- Miles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miles is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Porterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Porterfield is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Rubys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Menominee 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 city such as Menominee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Menominee and extending to:
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Menominee to Lansing, with an average speed<2>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,025 miles [9,696.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,666 miles [7,509.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Menominee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Menominee 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 Menominee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1078, Longitude: -87.6146 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.359 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.707 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.56 degrees. |
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