Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coddington:
  • 44.370248, -89.548175
  • 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 Coddington

• 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
  • Since Coddington is near Wood County and also Waushara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Coddington

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coddington ...

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Almond is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
• Blaine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Blaine is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Grand Rapids
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
• Jordan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jordan is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Park Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
• Plover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Plover is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
• Rocky Run
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Run is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
• Stevens Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
• Wisconsin Rapids
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people

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

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

• Stevens Point, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Coddington to Stevens Point, with an average speed<2> 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 746 miles [1,200.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'