Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Conover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conover and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Conover
- 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 Conover:
- 46.051264, -89.258182
- 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 Conover
- 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 Vilas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Vilas County
- Since Conover is near Gogebic County and also Oneida County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gogebic County
- eBird sighting report for Oneida 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 Conover ...
We found seven communities that share the name Conover.
There is one other community in Wisconsin which is also named Conover.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kendall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Conover [Kendall County].
- Mason County
- This Conover is located in Mason County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the south of the Conover that is located in Vilas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Conover.
- Iowa
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Conover lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Conover that is located in Vilas County.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conover ...
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.
- Basswood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Boulder Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
- Boulder Junction is located in Vilas County
- Clearwater Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Lake
- Clearwater Lake is located in Oneida County
- Eagle River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eagle River
- From Conover to Eagle River
- Fuller
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fuller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Fuller is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fuller
- From Conover to Fuller
- Lake Tomahawk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Tomahawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tomahawk
- Lake Tomahawk is located in Oneida County
- Land O'Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
- Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Land O'Lakes
- From Conover to Land O'Lakes
- Robbins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Sugar Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sugar Camp
- From Conover to Sugar Camp
- Three Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
- Three Lakes is located in Oneida County
How Far From Conover to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Conover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Conover and extending to:
- Eagle River, which is the Seat of Vilas County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Conover to Eagle River, with an average speed<5> 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 205 miles [329.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Conover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Vilas County: www.co.vilas.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Conover could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Conover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Conover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0513, Longitude: -89.2582 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Conover to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.465 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.093 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.141 degrees. |