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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 Pioneer Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pioneer Estates 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 Pioneer Estates:
- 46.526389, -87.411111
- 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 Pioneer Estates
- 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 Marquette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette County
- Since Pioneer Estates is near Alger County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alger County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta 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 Pioneer Estates
Communities Also Named Pioneer Estates ...
We found five communities that are also named Pioneer Estates.
Within Michigan, the name Pioneer Estates is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Pioneer Estates is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pioneer Estates that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Pioneer Estates.
- Nebraska
- Hall County
- This Pioneer Estates is located in Hall County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pioneer Estates that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Pioneer Estates.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Pioneer Estates is located in Rutherford County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the south of the Pioneer Estates that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Pioneer Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Pioneer Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<1> to the west of the Pioneer Estates that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Pioneer Estates.
- Wisconsin
- Walworth County
- This Pioneer Estates is located in Walworth County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pioneer Estates that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Pioneer Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pioneer Estates ...
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.
- Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Eagle Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Freeman Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Landing is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Landing
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Green Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Garden is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Garden
- Harvey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sands Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sands Station is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Station
- Sugar Loaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
How Far From Pioneer Estates 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 Pioneer Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pioneer Estates and extending to:
- Marquette, which is the Seat of Marquette County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Pioneer Estates to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six 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 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Pioneer Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pioneer Estates 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 Pioneer Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5264, Longitude: -87.4111 In this case, the coordinates for Pioneer Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.69 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.974 degrees. |
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