Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cobb Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cobb Town and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cobb Town

• 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 Cobb Town:
  • 44.375532, -89.215392
  • 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 Cobb Town

• 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 Cobb Town 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 Cobb Town

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cobb Town ...

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 southwest)
  • Almond is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
• Blaine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blaine is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Chain O' Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chain O' Lakes is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain O' Lakes
• Granite Quarry ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Granite Quarry is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
• Indian Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Crossing is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
• King
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • King is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
• Little Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Hope is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
• Petersville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Petersville is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
• Rural
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rural is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural

How Far From Cobb Town to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cobb Town and extending to:

• Waupaca, which is the Seat of Waupaca County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Cobb Town 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 6 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 732 miles [1,178 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 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'