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:
  • 46.526607, -91.804634
  • 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 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Dobie is near Bayfield County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bayfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 Dobie

Communities Also Named Dobie ...

We found two communities that are also named Dobie.

There is one other community in Wisconsin that is also named Dobie.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Dobie in the United States and Canada.

• Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
  • Barron County
    • This Dobie is located in Barron County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south of the Dobie that is located in Douglas County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barron County community of Dobie.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Dobie lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dobie that is located in Douglas County.

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.

• Blueberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blueberry is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry
• Cloverland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverland is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
• Cutter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cutter is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
• Hillcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Maple
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Poplar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Poplar is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
• Sunnyside
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Superior Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Superior Village is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people

How Far From Dobie to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:

• Superior, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dobie to Superior, 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 6 hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 913 miles [1,469.3 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 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'