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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 Coomer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coomer 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 Coomer:
    • 45.747448, -92.257135
    • 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 Coomer
  • 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 Burnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burnett County
    • Since Coomer is near Polk County and also Barron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barron 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 Coomer

Communities Also Named Coomer ...

We found one communities that are also named Coomer.

Within Wisconsin, the name Coomer is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Coomer in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Coomer is located in Niagara County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the east of the Coomer that is located in Burnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Coomer.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coomer ...

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.

  • Alpha
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Alpha is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Clam Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Clam Falls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
  • Four Corners
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Four Corners is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Frederic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederic is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Indian Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Creek is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Lewis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lewis is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Luck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Luck is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
  • Pole Cat Crossing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pole Cat Crossing is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Cat Crossing
  • Shell Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
  • Siren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Siren is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Trade Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake
  • Yellow Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Yellow Lake is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Lake

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

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

  • Grantsburg, which is the Seat of Burnett County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Coomer to Grantsburg, with an average speed<2> 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 232 miles [373.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 907 miles [1,459.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Coomer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Coomer 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 Coomer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7474, Longitude: -92.2571       In this case, the coordinates for Coomer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.578 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.447 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.877 degrees.