Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Exeland:
  • 45.668017, -91.240437
  • 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 Exeland

• 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 Sawyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sawyer County
  • Since Exeland is near Rusk County and also Washburn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washburn 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 Exeland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Exeland ...

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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Birchwood is located in Washburn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
• Bruce
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bruce is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
• Edgewater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewater is located in Sawyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Hay Stack Corner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hay Stack Corner is located in Sawyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Stack Corner
• Imalone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Imalone is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imalone
• Ladysmith
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
• Meteor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Meteor is located in Sawyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
• Reserve
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Reserve is located in Sawyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
• Winter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Winter is located in Sawyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people

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

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

• Hayward, which is the Seat of Sawyer County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Exeland to Hayward, 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 200 miles [321.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'