Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dobie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dobie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dobie
- 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 Dobie:
- 45.551901, -91.683501
- 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 Dobie
- 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 Barron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barron County
- Since Dobie is near Washburn County and also Rusk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washburn County
- eBird sighting report for Rusk 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 Dobie ...
We found two communities that share the name Dobie.
There is one other community in Wisconsin which is also named Dobie.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Dobie in the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Dobie lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dobie that is located in Barron County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dobie ...
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.
- Birchwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Bruce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Comstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Edgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Horseman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Madge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Meteor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Rice Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Shell Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
How Far From Dobie 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 Dobie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dobie and extending to:
- Barron, which is the Seat of Barron County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dobie to Barron, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 204 miles [328.3 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 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dobie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barron County: www.co.barron.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dobie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dobie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5519, Longitude: -91.6835 In this case, the coordinates for Dobie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Dobie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.176 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.963 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.618 degrees. |