Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Escanaba:
  • 45.764690, -87.074303
  • 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 North Escanaba

• 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 North Escanaba is near Delta County and also Marquette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delta 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 North Escanaba

Communities Also Named North Escanaba ...

We found one communities that are also named North Escanaba.

There is one other community in Michigan that is also named North Escanaba.

Beyond Michigan.

• Communities Located In Michigan ...
  • Delta County
    • This North Escanaba is located in Delta County and lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the North Escanaba that is located in Menominee County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of North Escanaba.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Escanaba ...

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.

• Ensign
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ensign is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
• Flat Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Ford River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ford River is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
• Harris
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Harris is located in Menominee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <2>
• Island View
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Island View is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
• Kipling
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kipling is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
• Lake Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lake Bluff is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bluff
• Maywood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maywood is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
• Pine Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Rapid River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rapid River is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid River <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Escanaba and extending to:

• Menominee, which is the Seat of Menominee County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Escanaba to Menominee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,618 miles [7,432 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'