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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 Bloomville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bloomville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bloomville:
    • 45.293297, -89.527624
    • 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 Bloomville
  • 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since Bloomville is near Langlade County and also Marathon 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 Marathon 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 Bloomville

Communities Also Named Bloomville ...

We found four communities that are also named Bloomville.

Within Wisconsin, the name Bloomville is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • This Bloomville is located in Delaware County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the east of the Bloomville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Bloomville.
    • Ohio
      • Erie County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Erie County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Bloomville.
      • Seneca County
      • This Bloomville is located in Seneca County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bloomville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Bloomville.
    • South Carolina
      • Clarendon County
      • This Bloomville is located in Clarendon County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bloomville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Bloomville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloomville ...

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.

  • Bavaria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bavaria is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
  • Deerbrook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
  • Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
  • Gilbert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Granite Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Granite Heights is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Heights
  • Merrill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
  • Pine River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine River is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
  • Summit Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
  • Tomahawk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people

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

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

  • Merrill, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bloomville to Merrill, with an average speed<3> 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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bloomville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bloomville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bloomville 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 Bloomville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2933, Longitude: -89.5276       In this case, the coordinates for Bloomville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.673 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.222 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.524 degrees.