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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 Bunyan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bunyan and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bunyan:
- 45.475895, -92.367107
- 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 Bunyan
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Bunyan is near Barron County and also Burnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barron County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burnett 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 Bunyan
Communities Also Named Bunyan ...
We found four communities that are also named Bunyan.
Within Wisconsin, the name Bunyan is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Bunyan is located in Weld County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bunyan that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Bunyan.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Bunyan is located in Beaufort County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bunyan that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Bunyan.
- Ontario
- This Bunyan lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bunyan that is located in Polk County.
- Texas
- Erath County
- This Bunyan is located in Erath County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bunyan that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Bunyan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bunyan ...
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.
- Comstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Comstock is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Eureka Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eureka Center is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
- Fox Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Frederic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frederic is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Joel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Little Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Little Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Luck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luck is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Milltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Pole Cat Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pole Cat Crossing is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Cat Crossing
- Range
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Range is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Sand Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
- Turtle Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Bunyan 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 Bunyan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bunyan and extending to:
- Balsam Lake, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bunyan to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 904 miles [1,454.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bunyan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bunyan 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 Bunyan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4759, Longitude: -92.3671 In this case, the coordinates for Bunyan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.659 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.501 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.014 degrees. |
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