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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 Bangor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bangor 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 Bangor:
    • 43.891911, -90.991244
    • 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 Bangor
  • 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 La Crosse County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for La Crosse County
    • Since Bangor is near Monroe County and also Vernon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon 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 Bangor

Communities Also Named Bangor ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Bangor.

There is one other community in Wisconsin that is also named Bangor.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
    • Fond du Lac County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Bangor [Fond du Lac County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Bangor is located in Blount County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Bangor that is located in La Crosse County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Bangor.
    • California
      • Butte County
      • This Bangor is located in Butte County and lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km]<2> to the west of the Bangor that is located in La Crosse County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Bangor.
    • Iowa
      • Marshall County
      • This Bangor is located in Marshall County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Bangor that is located in La Crosse County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Bangor.
    • Kansas
      • Coffey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bangor [Coffey County].
    • Kentucky
      • Morgan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bangor [Morgan County].
      • Rowan County
      • This Bangor is located in Rowan County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Bangor that is located in La Crosse County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Bangor.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Bangor is located in Penobscot County and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<2> to the east of the Bangor that is located in La Crosse County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Bangor.
    • Michigan
      • Van Buren County
      • This Bangor is located in Van Buren County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bangor that is located in La Crosse County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Bangor.
    • Minnesota
      • Otter Tail County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Bangor [Otter Tail County].
    • New York
      • Franklin County
      • This Bangor is located in Franklin County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<2> to the east of the Bangor that is located in La Crosse County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Bangor.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bangor [Wake County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Bangor lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<2> to the east of the Bangor that is located in La Crosse County.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Bangor.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • This Bangor is located in Northampton County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<2> to the east of the Bangor that is located in La Crosse County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Bangor.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Bangor lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bangor that is located in La Crosse County.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Bangor lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bangor that is located in La Crosse County.
    • South Dakota
      • Walworth County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Walworth County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Bangor.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Bangor is located in Kitsap County and lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bangor that is located in La Crosse County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Bangor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bangor ...

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.

  • Burns
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Burns is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Cold Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cold Springs is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Coon Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Farmers Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Farmers Valley is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
  • Four Corners
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Four Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • French Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • French Island is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
  • Grand Crossing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
  • Holiday Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Holiday Heights is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • La Crosse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
  • Lakeview ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Leon is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Maple Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Grove is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Rockland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rockland is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Stevenstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bangor and extending to:

  • La Crosse, which is the Seat of La Crosse County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bangor to La Crosse, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bangor 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bangor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bangor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bangor 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 Bangor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8919, Longitude: -90.9912       In this case, the coordinates for Bangor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.704 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.199 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.713 degrees.