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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 Alban, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alban and the surrounding area.
- 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 Alban:
- 44.627995, -89.284568
- 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 Alban
- 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
- Since Alban is near Waupaca County and also Marathon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waupaca County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marathon 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 Alban
Communities Also Named Alban ...
We found one communities that are also named Alban.
Within Wisconsin, the name Alban is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Alban in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Alban lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alban that is located in Portage County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alban ...
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.
- Big Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Little Eau Claire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eau Claire
- Little Waupon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Waupon is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Waupon
- Park Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peru is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Petersville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Pike Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shantytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shantytown is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
- Split Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Alban 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 Alban to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alban and extending to:
- Stevens Point, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alban to Stevens Point, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Alban) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Alban 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 Alban. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6280, Longitude: -89.2846 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.519 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.953 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.597 degrees. |
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