Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Point Mills:
  • 47.094927, -88.470677
  • 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 Point Mills

• 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 Houghton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houghton County
  • Since Point Mills is near Baraga County and also Keweenaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baraga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Keweenaw 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 Point Mills

Communities Also Named Point Mills ...

We found one communities that are also named Point Mills.

Within Michigan, the name Point Mills is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Ohio County
    • This Point Mills is located in Ohio County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Point Mills that is located in Houghton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Point Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Mills ...

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.

• Boston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Boston is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Dodgeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
• Dollar Bay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dollar Bay is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dollar Bay <2>
• Dreamland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
• Hubbell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hubbell is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <2>
• Mason
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mason is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Pilgrim
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pilgrim is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
• Rabbit Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rabbit Bay is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bay
• Sunshine Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sunshine Beach is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
• Superior
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Superior is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior

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

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

• Houghton, which is the Seat of Houghton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Point Mills 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 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 807 miles [1,298.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'