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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 Caryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caryville 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 Caryville:
    • 44.751350, -91.674611
    • 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 Caryville
  • 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 Dunn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunn County
    • Since Caryville is near Eau Claire County and also Chippewa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Eau Claire County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chippewa 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 Caryville

Communities Also Named Caryville ...

We found three communities that are also named Caryville.

Within Wisconsin, the name Caryville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Washington County
      • This Caryville is located in Washington County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Caryville that is located in Dunn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Caryville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Caryville is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the east of the Caryville that is located in Dunn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Caryville.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Caryville is located in Campbell County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Caryville that is located in Dunn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Caryville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caryville ...

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.

  • Downsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Downsville is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
  • Dunnville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dunnville is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
  • Elk Mound
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Falls City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Falls City is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Oak Grove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Red Cedar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Cedar is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar
  • Rock Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
  • Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Union is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Caryville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Caryville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Menomonie, which is the Seat of Dunn County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Caryville to Menomonie, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caryville) 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 Caryville 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 Caryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7514, Longitude: -91.6746       In this case, the coordinates for Caryville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.177 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.854 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.839 degrees.