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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wetmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wetmore and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 46.382139, -86.620595
- 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 Wetmore
- 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 Alger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alger County
- Since Wetmore is near Schoolcraft County and also Marquette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schoolcraft County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette 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 Wetmore
Communities Also Named Wetmore ...
We found nine communities that are also named Wetmore.
Within Michigan, the name Wetmore is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Custer County
- This Wetmore is located in Custer County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wetmore that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Wetmore.
- Kansas
- Nemaha County
- This Wetmore is located in Nemaha County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wetmore that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Wetmore.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Wetmore is located in Lewis County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wetmore that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Wetmore.
- Ohio
- Pike County
- This Wetmore is located in Pike County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wetmore that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Wetmore.
- Oregon
- Wheeler County
- This Wetmore is located in Wheeler County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the west of the Wetmore that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Wetmore.
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- This Wetmore is located in McKean County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wetmore that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Wetmore.
- Tennessee
- McMinn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Wetmore [McMinn County].
- Polk County
- This Wetmore is located in Polk County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the south of the Wetmore that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Wetmore.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Wetmore is located in Bexar County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wetmore that is located in Alger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Wetmore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wetmore ...
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.
- Christmas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evelyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evelyn is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Indian Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Town is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Juniper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Kentucky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Shingleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vail is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Williams Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Crossing is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Williams Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Landing is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Landing
How Far From Wetmore 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wetmore and extending to:
- Munising, which is the Seat of Alger County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wetmore 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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wetmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Wetmore 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. |
| <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 Wetmore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wetmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3821, Longitude: -86.6206 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.621 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.06 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.593 degrees. |
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