Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Biron:
  • 44.428299, -89.764567
  • 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 Biron

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

Communities Also Named Biron ...

We found one communities that are also named Biron.

Within Wisconsin, the name Biron is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Biron in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Biron lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Biron that is located in Wood County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Biron ...

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.

• Grand Rapids
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
• Junction City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Junction City is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
• Milladore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Milladore is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
• Park Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
• Plover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Plover is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
• Rocky Run
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Run is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
• Rudolph
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rudolph is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
• Sherry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sherry is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
• Stevens Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
• Wisconsin Rapids
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people

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

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

• Wisconsin Rapids, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Biron to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'