Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wrights Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wrights Corners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wrights Corners
- 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 Wrights Corners:
- 44.069963, -91.461043
- 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 Wrights Corners
- 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 Trempealeau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Trempealeau County
- Since Wrights Corners is near Winona County and also Buffalo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winona County
- eBird sighting report for Buffalo 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 Wrights Corners ...
We found five communities that share the name Wrights Corners.
Within Wisconsin, the name Wrights Corners is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This Wrights Corners is located in Calhoun County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wrights Corners that is located in Trempealeau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Wrights Corners.
- New York
- Niagara County
- This Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the east of the Wrights Corners that is located in Trempealeau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Wrights Corners.
- Onondaga County
- This Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the east of the Wrights Corners that is located in Trempealeau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Wrights Corners.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Wrights Corners.
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- This Wrights Corners is located in McKean County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the east of the Wrights Corners that is located in Trempealeau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Wrights Corners.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wrights Corners ...
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.
- Butman Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butman Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman Corners
- Butman Corners is located in Trempealeau County
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Trempealeau County
- Council Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bay
- Council Bay is located in La Crosse County
- Dodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Frenchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Galesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Marshland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pickwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pine Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Trempealeau County
- Sugarloaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Wrights Corners to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wrights Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wrights Corners and extending to:
- Whitehall, which is the Seat of Trempealeau County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wrights Corners to Whitehall, with an average speed<4> 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wrights Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Trempealeau County: www.tremplocounty.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wrights Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrights Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0700, Longitude: -91.4610 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Wrights Corners 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wrights Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.594 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.913 degrees. |