Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Conrath:
  • 45.384691, -91.035974
  • 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 Conrath

• 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 Rusk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk County
  • Since Conrath is near Chippewa County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Conrath

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conrath ...

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.

• Arnold
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Arnold is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Bruce
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bruce is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
• Donald
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Donald is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
• Glen Flora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
• Hannibal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hannibal is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
• Imalone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Imalone is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imalone
• Jump River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump River is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
• Ladysmith
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
• Ruby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ruby is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby

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

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

• Ladysmith, which is the Seat of Rusk County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Conrath to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 843 miles [1,356.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'