Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fenwood:
  • 44.865522, -90.013741
  • 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 Fenwood

• 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 Marathon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marathon County
  • Since Fenwood is near Clark County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Fenwood

Communities Also Named Fenwood ...

We found one communities that are also named Fenwood.

Within Wisconsin, the name Fenwood is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Fenwood in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Fenwood lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fenwood that is located in Marathon County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fenwood ...

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.

• Cherokee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Edgar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgar is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
• Little Rose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Rose is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rose
• Marathon City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
• March Rapids
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • March Rapids is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March Rapids
• Rangeline
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rangeline is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
• Rib Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
• Schnappsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Schnappsville is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnappsville
• Swan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Swan is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan

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

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

• Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fenwood to Wausau, 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 782 miles [1,258.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'