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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Embarrass:
    • 44.670814, -88.703435
    • 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 Embarrass
  • 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 Waupaca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waupaca County
    • Since Embarrass is near Shawano County and also Outagamie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shawano County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Outagamie 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 Embarrass

Communities Also Named Embarrass ...

We found two communities that are also named Embarrass.

Within Wisconsin, the name Embarrass is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Coles County
      • This Embarrass is located in Coles County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the south of the Embarrass that is located in Waupaca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Embarrass.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Embarrass is located in Saint Louis County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Embarrass that is located in Waupaca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Embarrass.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Embarrass ...

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.

  • Big Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Buckbee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Buckbee is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckbee
  • Cecil
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cecil is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Granite City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Hunting
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hunting is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting
  • Marble ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marble is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Marion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Marion is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Red River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Red River is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Slab City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Slab City is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Split Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Split Rock is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
  • Sugar Bush
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Bush is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush

How Far From Embarrass 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 village such as Embarrass to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Embarrass and extending to:

  • Waupaca, which is the Seat of Waupaca County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Embarrass to Waupaca, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Embarrass) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Embarrass to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Embarrass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6708, Longitude: -88.7034       In this case, the coordinates for Embarrass have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.118 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.505 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.276 degrees.