Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Planter:
  • 46.511058, -89.973782
  • 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 Planter

• 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 Gogebic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gogebic County
  • Since Planter is near Iron County and also Ontonagon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iron County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontonagon 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 Planter

Communities Also Named Planter ...

We found one communities that are also named Planter.

Within Michigan, the name Planter is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Planter in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Madison County
    • This Planter is located in Madison County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Planter that is located in Gogebic County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Planter.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Planter ...

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.

• Anvil
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Anvil is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
• Aurora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurora is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
• Ethelwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ethelwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelwood
• Hillcrest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Iron Belt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron Belt is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Belt
• Ironwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <2>
• Jessieville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jessieville is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
• Plymouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth

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

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

• Bessemer, which is the Seat of Gogebic County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Planter to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'