Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cylon:
  • 45.122186, -92.352969
  • 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 Cylon

• 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 Saint Croix County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Croix County
  • Since Cylon is near Polk County and also Dunn 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 Dunn 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 Cylon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cylon ...

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.

• Clear Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clear Lake is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
• Deer Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
• Emerald
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Emerald is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
• Emerald Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Emerald Station is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Station
• Erin Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
• Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Forest is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Little Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Little Falls is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Star Prairie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people

How Far From Cylon to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cylon to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hudson, which is the Seat of Saint Croix County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cylon to Hudson, 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 203 miles [326.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 893 miles [1,437.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'