Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Anacker:
  • 43.625536, -89.443732
  • 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 Anacker

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Anacker is near Marquette County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Anacker

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anacker ...

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 Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Big Spring is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
• East Friesland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • East Friesland is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friesland
• Endeavor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
• Friesland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Friesland is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
• Harmony Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Lake Wisconsin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
• Lowville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lowville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
• Moe Settlement ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Moe Settlement is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Settlement
• Pardeeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
• Plainville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Plainville is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Portage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Portage is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people

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

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

• Portage, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the South.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Anacker to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'