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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 Choate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Choate 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 Choate:
    • 45.378022, -88.822332
    • 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 Choate
  • 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 Langlade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Langlade County
    • Since Choate is near Forest County and also Oconto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconto 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 Choate

Communities Also Named Choate ...

We found five communities that are also named Choate.

Within Wisconsin, the name Choate is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Choate lies 1,536 miles [2,472 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Choate that is located in Langlade County.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Choate is located in New Castle County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Choate that is located in Langlade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Choate.
    • Michigan
      • Ontonagon County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Ontonagon County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Choate.
    • Nevada
      • Humboldt County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Choate.
    • Texas
      • Karnes County
      • This Choate is located in Karnes County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Choate that is located in Langlade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Karnes County community of Choate.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Choate ...

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.

  • Carter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Carter is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Elton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Elton is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Four Corners
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Four Corners is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Freeman
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Freeman is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Keith ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Keith is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
  • Mole Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
  • Pickerel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pickerel is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel
  • Post Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
  • Sherry Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherry Junction is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry Junction
  • Woodlawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Woodlawn is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Choate 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 Choate to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Antigo, which is the Seat of Langlade County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Choate to Antigo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the south (S). 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 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Choate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Choate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Choate 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 Choate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3780, Longitude: -88.8223       In this case, the coordinates for Choate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.182 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.678 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.118 degrees.