Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blackwell Junction:
  • 45.531631, -88.654278
  • 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 Blackwell Junction

• 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 Forest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
  • Since Blackwell Junction is near Langlade County and also Oconto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Langlade County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconto 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 Blackwell Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackwell Junction ...

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.

• Carter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Carter is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Fence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Fence is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fence
• Freeman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeman is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Goodman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodman is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
• Keith ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Keith is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Mole Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
• Pickerel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickerel is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel
• Woodlawn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Crandon, which is the Seat of Forest County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blackwell Junction to Crandon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'