Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Armstrong Creek:
  • 45.658294, -88.446230
  • 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 Armstrong Creek

• 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 Forest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
  • Since Armstrong Creek is near Marinette County and also Florence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marinette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Florence 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 Armstrong Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Armstrong Creek ...

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.

• Aurora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurora is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
• Carter
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Carter is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Fence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fence is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fence
• Fern ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fern is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
• Florence
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Goodman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Goodman is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
• Hematite
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hematite is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
• Iron Mountain
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Mountain is located in Dickinson County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron Mountain <1>
• Long Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Lake is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
• Ridgetop
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgetop is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
• Skidmore
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Skidmore is located in Dickinson County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
• Spread Eagle
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Armstrong Creek and extending to:

• Crandon, which is the Seat of Forest County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Armstrong Creek to Crandon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 745 miles [1,199 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,675 miles [7,523.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'