Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Black Wolf Point:
  • 43.927486, -88.471501
  • 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 Black Wolf Point

• 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Since Black Wolf Point is near Fond du Lac County and also Calumet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calumet 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 Black Wolf Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Wolf Point ...

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.

• Black Wolf
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
• Brothertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Brothertown is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
• Johnsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
• Little Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Little Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
• Maple Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maple Heights is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Heights
• Pipe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pipe is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe
• Point Comfort
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
• Ring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ring is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
• Rockaway Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
• Silica
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Silica is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
• Stony Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach

How Far From Black Wolf Point 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 Black Wolf Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oshkosh, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Black Wolf Point 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'