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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 Wobic, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wobic 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 Wobic:
- 46.502714, -87.952913
- 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 Wobic
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette County
- Since Wobic is near Baraga County and also Dickinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baraga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickinson 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 Wobic
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wobic ...
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.
- Champion
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Humboldt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Humboldt is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt Mine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt Mine is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Mine
- Imperial Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Imperial Heights is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Heights
- Martins Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Landing is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Republic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Republic is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Snowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Snowville is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
How Far From Wobic to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wobic to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wobic and extending to:
- Marquette, which is the Seat of Marquette County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wobic to Marquette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,621 miles [7,436.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wobic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wobic 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 Wobic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5027, Longitude: -87.9529 In this case, the coordinates for Wobic have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.538 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.112 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.278 degrees. |
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