Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Panola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Panola and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Panola
- 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 Panola:
- 46.049397, -88.328746
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Panola
- 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 Iron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Iron County
- Since Panola is near Florence County and also Dickinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Florence County
- eBird sighting report for Dickinson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Panola ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Panola.
Within Michigan, the name Panola is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Crenshaw County
- This Panola is located in Crenshaw County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the south of the Panola that is located in Iron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Panola.
- Sumter County
- This Panola is located in Sumter County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km] to the south of the Panola that is located in Iron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Panola.
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Clarendon County
- This Panola is located in Clarendon County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Panola that is located in Iron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Panola.
- Greenwood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Panola [Greenwood County].
- Texas
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Panola ...
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.
- Alpha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <4>
- Clinch ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Crystal Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
- Crystal Falls is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <4>
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
- Fortune Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortune Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Lake
- Fortune Lake is located in Iron County
- Mastodon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Ridgetop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Western Location
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Western Location have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Location
- Western Location is located in Iron County
How Far From Panola 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 community such as Panola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Panola and extending to:
- Crystal Falls, which is the Seat of Iron County, lies just to the North.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Panola to Lansing, with an average speed<7>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 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,004 miles [9,662.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Panola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iron County: www.iron.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Panola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0494, Longitude: -88.3287 In this case, the coordinates for Panola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Panola could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Panola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Panola to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.818 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.362 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.635 degrees. |