Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Presque Isle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Presque Isle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Presque Isle
- 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 Presque Isle:
- 45.304469, -83.476925
- 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 Presque Isle
- 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 Presque Isle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Presque Isle County
- Since Presque Isle is near Alpena County and also Montmorency County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alpena County
- eBird sighting report for Montmorency 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 Presque Isle ...
We found seven communities that share the name Presque Isle.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Presque Isle.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Presque Isle [Marquette County].
- Marquette County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Terrebonne Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Presque Isle [Terrebonne Parish].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Presque Isle is located in Aroostook County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Presque Isle that is located in Presque Isle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Presque Isle.
- Ohio
- Lucas County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Presque Isle [Lucas County].
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Presque Isle [Erie County].
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Presque Isle is located in Chesterfield County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Presque Isle that is located in Presque Isle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Presque Isle.
- Wisconsin
- Vilas County
- This Presque Isle is located in Vilas County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Presque Isle that is located in Presque Isle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vilas County community of Presque Isle.
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Presque Isle ...
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.
- Bell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Harbor View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Presque Isle County
- Leer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Leroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
- Orchard Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Point
- Orchard Point is located in Presque Isle County
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Stoneport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Presque Isle and extending to:
- Rogers City, which is the Seat of Presque Isle County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Presque Isle to Rogers City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Presque Isle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Presque Isle 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Presque Isle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Presque Isle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3045, Longitude: -83.4769 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Presque Isle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Presque Isle 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 311.547 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.561 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.312 degrees. |