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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 Rock Island State Park Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Island State Park Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Rock Island State Park Ferry
  • 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 Rock Island State Park Ferry:
    • 45.400263, -86.856509
    • 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 Rock Island State Park Ferry
  • 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 Door County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Door County
    • Since Rock Island State Park Ferry is near Delta County and also Menominee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Menominee 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 Rock Island State Park Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Island State Park Ferry ...

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.

  • Cedar River
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Fairport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairport is located in Delta County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Ford River
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ford River is located in Delta County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
  • Fox
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Fox is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Gills Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gills Rock is located in Door County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
  • Island View
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Island View is located in Delta County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Sac Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sac Bay is located in Delta County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac Bay
  • Sister Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sister Bay is located in Door County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people

How Far From Rock Island State Park Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rock Island State Park Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rock Island State Park Ferry and extending to:

  • Sturgeon Bay, which is the Seat of Door County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Island State Park Ferry to Sturgeon Bay, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Island State Park Ferry) 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 Rock Island State Park Ferry 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 Rock Island State Park Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4003, Longitude: -86.8565       In this case, the coordinates for Rock Island State Park Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.829 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.151 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.06 degrees.