Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wetmore Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wetmore Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wetmore Landing
- 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 Wetmore Landing:
- 46.616597, -87.465137
- 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 Wetmore Landing
- 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 Marquette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marquette County
- Since Wetmore Landing is near Alger County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Alger 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wetmore Landing ...
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.
- Antlers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Birch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Eagle Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
- Forestville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Marquette County
- Freeman Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Landing
- Freeman Landing is located in Marquette County
- Frenchtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Marquette County
- Gordon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Harvey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Harvey is located in Marquette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <2>
- Homeier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - National Mine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
- National Mine is located in Marquette County
- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Marquette County
- Sugar Loaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
- Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
How Far From Wetmore Landing 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 Wetmore Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wetmore Landing and extending to:
- Marquette, which is the Seat of Marquette County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wetmore Landing to Lansing, with an average speed<4>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 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wetmore Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wetmore Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wetmore Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6166, Longitude: -87.4651 In this case, the coordinates for Wetmore Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wetmore Landing 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 314.194 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.74 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.972 degrees. |