Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Windigo:
  • 47.911835, -89.156754
  • 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 Windigo

• 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 Keweenaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Windigo ...

We found one communities that share the name Windigo.

Within Michigan, the name Windigo is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Windigo in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Windigo lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the east of the Windigo that is located in Keweenaw County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windigo ...

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.

• Cloud Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Bay
• Crooks
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
• Moose Hill
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Hill
• Pardee
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
• Pigeon River
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon River

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

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

• Eagle River, which is the Seat of Keweenaw County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Windigo to Eagle River, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 421 miles [677.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windigo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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