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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 Chain O' Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chain O' Lakes 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 Chain O' Lakes:
    • 44.329214, -89.169886
    • 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 Chain O' Lakes
  • 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 Waupaca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waupaca County
    • Since Chain O' Lakes is near Portage County and also Waushara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waushara 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 Chain O' Lakes

Communities Also Named Chain O' Lakes ...

We found three communities that are also named Chain O' Lakes.

Within Wisconsin, the name Chain O' Lakes is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • This Chain O' Lakes is located in Lake County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Chain O' Lakes that is located in Waupaca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Chain O' Lakes.
    • Indiana
      • Saint Joseph County
      • This Chain O' Lakes is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Chain O' Lakes that is located in Waupaca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Chain O' Lakes.
    • Missouri
      • Barry County
      • This Chain O' Lakes is located in Barry County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Chain O' Lakes that is located in Waupaca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Chain O' Lakes.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chain O' Lakes ...

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.

  • Almond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Almond is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Blaine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Blaine is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Brushville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brushville is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
  • Granite Quarry ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Granite Quarry is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
  • Indian Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Indian Crossing is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
  • King
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • King is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Little Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Little Hope is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
  • Pine River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pine River is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
  • Rural
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rural is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
  • Wild Rose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people

How Far From Chain O' Lakes 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 Chain O' Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chain O' Lakes and extending to:

  • Waupaca, which is the Seat of Waupaca County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Chain O' Lakes to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chain O' Lakes) 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 Chain O' Lakes 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 Chain O' Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3292, Longitude: -89.1699       In this case, the coordinates for Chain O' Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.445 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.828 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.627 degrees.