Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crescent Corner:
  • 45.569957, -89.489298
  • 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 Crescent Corner

• 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Crescent Corner is near Lincoln County and also Langlade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Langlade 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 Crescent Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crescent Corner ...

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.

• Enterprise
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Enterprise is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Gilbert
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Goodnow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodnow is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
• Lake Tomahawk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lake Tomahawk is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tomahawk
• Pelican Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
• Pratt Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Pratt Junction is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Junction
• Rhinelander
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
• Starks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Starks is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
• Sugar Camp
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
• Sunflower
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunflower is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
• Tomahawk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people

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

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

• Rhinelander, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Crescent Corner to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'