Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chief Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chief Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chief Lake
- 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 Chief Lake:
- 45.926622, -91.332948
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Chief Lake
- 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 Sawyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sawyer County
- Since Chief Lake is near Washburn County and also Bayfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washburn County
- eBird sighting report for Bayfield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Chief Lake ...
We found two communities that share the name Chief Lake.
Within Wisconsin, the name Chief Lake is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Chief Lake lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chief Lake that is located in Sawyer County.
- Michigan
- Manistee County
- This Chief Lake is located in Manistee County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chief Lake that is located in Sawyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Chief Lake.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chief Lake ...
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.
- Edgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Leonards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Little Round Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Meteor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Reserve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Springbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Washburn County
- Stone Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Winter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
How Far From Chief Lake 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 Chief Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chief Lake and extending to:
- Hayward, which is the Seat of Sawyer County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chief Lake to Hayward, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 873 miles [1,405 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chief Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sawyer County: www.sawyercountygov.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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- Chief Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chief Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9266, Longitude: -91.3329 In this case, the coordinates for Chief Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Chief Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.923 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.728 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.316 degrees. |