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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 Callon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Callon 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 Callon:
- 44.897747, -89.504842
- 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 Callon
- 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 Marathon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marathon County
- Since Callon is near Shawano County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shawano County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Callon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Callon ...
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.
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Granite Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granite Heights is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Heights
- Kelly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Little Eau Claire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eau Claire
- Nutterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nutterville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Pike Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
- Rib Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
- Rocky Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rocky Corners is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Corners
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Callon 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 Callon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Callon and extending to:
- Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Callon to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Callon) 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 Callon 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 Callon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8977, Longitude: -89.5048 In this case, the coordinates for Callon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.666 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.158 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.633 degrees. |
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