Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wolf Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolf Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wolf Lake
- 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 Wolf Lake:
- 44.006677, -85.837564
- 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 Wolf Lake
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Wolf Lake is near Mason County and also Manistee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mason County
- eBird sighting report for Manistee 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 Wolf Lake ...
We found nine communities that share the name Wolf Lake.
There are two communities within Michigan that are also named Wolf Lake.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Jackson County
- Muskegon County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Mason County
- This Wolf Lake is located in Mason County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Wolf Lake that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Wolf Lake.
- Union County
- This Wolf Lake is located in Union County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km] to the south southwest of the Wolf Lake that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Wolf Lake.
- Indiana
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Quebec
- This Wolf Lake lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Wolf Lake that is located in Lake County.
- Wisconsin
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolf Lake ...
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.
- Bitely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitely
- Bitely is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bitely <3>
- Chase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Chase is located in Lake County
- Former names for Chase:
- Green Dell
- Grendale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase <3>
- Dublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Manistee County
- Fountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>
- Idlewild
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Idlewild is located in Lake County
- Irons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons
- Irons is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irons <3>
- Little Manistee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Manistee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Manistee
- Little Manistee is located in Lake County
- Luther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Luther is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luther <3>
- Peacock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Peacock is located in Lake County
- Reed City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed City
- Reed City is located in Osceola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reed City <3>
How Far From Wolf Lake 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 Wolf Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wolf Lake and extending to:
- Baldwin, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the South.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Wolf Lake to Lansing, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wolf Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Wolf Lake 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolf Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wolf Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0067, Longitude: -85.8376 In this case, the coordinates for Wolf Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Wolf Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.194 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.228 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.997 degrees. |