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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Brothertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brothertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Johnsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Little Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
- Little Point is located in Winnebago County
- Maple Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Heights
- Maple Heights is located in Calumet County
- Pipe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Point Comfort
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Ring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Rockaway Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Rockaway Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Silica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Stony Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
How Far From Black Wolf Point 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 Black Wolf Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> 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]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Black Wolf Point to Madison, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Wolf Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Black Wolf Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Wolf Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9275, Longitude: -88.4715 In this case, the coordinates for Black Wolf Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Black Wolf Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.975 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.236 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.383 degrees. |