Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sault Sainte Marie:
  • 46.494807, -84.349803
  • 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 Sault Sainte Marie

• 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 Chippewa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
  • Since Sault Sainte Marie is near Mackinac County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Mackinac 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 Sault Sainte Marie ...

We found one communities that share the name Sault Sainte Marie.

Within Michigan, the name Sault Sainte Marie is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Sault Sainte Marie in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sault Sainte Marie ...

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.

• Churchville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Churchville is located in Chippewa County
• French Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Bay
• Garden River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden River
• Gardenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Gardenville is located in Chippewa County
• Meadow Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Payment
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payment
  • Payment is located in Chippewa County
• Rosedale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Chippewa County
• Shallows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shallows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallows
  • Shallows is located in Chippewa County

How Far From Sault Sainte Marie 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 city such as Sault Sainte Marie to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sault Sainte Marie and extending to:

• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Sault Sainte Marie to Lansing, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sault Sainte Marie: www.sault-sainte-marie.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/