Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tyran:
  • 45.948843, -88.305410
  • 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 Tyran

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tyran ...

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.

• Alpha
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpha is located in Iron County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <1>
• Clinch ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Clinch is located in Iron County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
• Crystal Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Falls is located in Iron County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <1>
• Fern ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fern is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
• Florence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Hematite
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hematite is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
• Mastodon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
• Pulp
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pulp is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
• Ridgetop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgetop is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
• Spread Eagle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
• Western Location
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Western Location is located in Iron County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Location

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

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

• Florence, which is the Seat of Florence County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Tyran to Madison, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 751 miles [1,208.6 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 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'