Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Munising:
  • 46.410678, -86.655711
  • 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 Munising

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Munising ...

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.

• Christmas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Christmas is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christmas <1>
• Evelyn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evelyn is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
• Forest Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Lake is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Indian Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Indian Town is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
• Juniper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Juniper is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
• Kentucky
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kentucky is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
• Shingleton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shingleton is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingleton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingleton <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shingleton
  • From Munising to Shingleton
• Slapneck ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Slapneck is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
• Vail
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vail is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
• Williams Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Williams Crossing is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
• Williams Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Williams Landing is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Landing

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

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

• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 274 miles [441 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Munising to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'