Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Friesland:
  • 43.600817, -89.047057
  • 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 East Friesland

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since East Friesland is near Dodge County and also Green Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Green Lake 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 East Friesland

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Friesland ...

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.

• Beaver Dam
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
• Fairwater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Fall River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fall River is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
• Fox Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
• Fox Lake Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
• Friesland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Friesland is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
• Indian Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Indian Hills is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lost Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lost Lake is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
• Pardeeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
• Randolph
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolph is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
• Sunset Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

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

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

• Portage, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from East Friesland to Portage, 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'