Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paynesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paynesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Paynesville
- 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 Paynesville:
- 46.523393, -89.116424
- 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 Paynesville
- 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 Ontonagon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ontonagon County
- Since Paynesville is near Houghton County and also Gogebic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Houghton County
- eBird sighting report for Gogebic 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 Paynesville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Paynesville.
Within Michigan, the name Paynesville is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alpine County
- This Paynesville is located in Alpine County and lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km]<1> to the west of the Paynesville that is located in Ontonagon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpine County community of Paynesville.
- Indiana
- Jefferson County
- This Paynesville is located in Jefferson County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Paynesville that is located in Ontonagon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Paynesville.
- Minnesota
- Stearns County
- This Paynesville is located in Stearns County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Paynesville that is located in Ontonagon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Paynesville.
- Missouri
- Pike County
- This Paynesville is located in Pike County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the south of the Paynesville that is located in Ontonagon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Paynesville.
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Paynesville is located in Allegany County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Paynesville that is located in Ontonagon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Paynesville.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Paynesville is located in McDowell County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Paynesville that is located in Ontonagon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Paynesville.
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee 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 Wisconsin community of Paynesville [Milwaukee County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paynesville ...
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.
- Agate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
- Agate is located in Ontonagon County
- Bruce Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
- Bruce Crossing is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce Crossing <3>
- Frost
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Gem
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Matchwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Robbins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Sleepy Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Ontonagon County
- Trout Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
- Trout Creek is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <3>
How Far From Paynesville 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 Paynesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paynesville and extending to:
- Ontonagon, which is the Seat of Ontonagon County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Paynesville to Ontonagon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paynesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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- Paynesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paynesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5234, Longitude: -89.1164 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Paynesville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Paynesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.349 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.031 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.91 degrees. |