Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Middle Inlet:
  • 45.291640, -87.992330
  • 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 Middle Inlet

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle Inlet ...

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.

• Beaver
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Beaver is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• Cedarville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedarville is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Harmony
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
• Miles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Miles is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
• Packard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Packard is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
• Porterfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Porterfield is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
• Pound
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pound is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
• Rubys Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
• Sweetheart City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Middle Inlet and extending to:

• Marinette, which is the Seat of Marinette County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Middle Inlet to Marinette, with an average speed<2> 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'