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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Iron County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Planter ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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) - Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Ethelwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
- Iron Belt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Ironwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
- Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <3>
- Jessieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
- Jessieville is located in Gogebic County
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Planter 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 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Planter. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Planter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Planter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5111, Longitude: -89.9738 In this case, the coordinates for Planter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Planter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.951 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.709 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.388 degrees. |