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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 Fern, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fern and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fern:
- 45.831770, -88.388225
- 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 Fern
- 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 Florence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County
- Since Fern is near Iron County and also Forest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iron County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forest 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 Fern
Communities Also Named Fern ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Fern.
Within Wisconsin, the name Fern is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Franklin County
- This Fern is located in Franklin County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fern that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Fern.
- California
- Shasta County
- This Fern is located in Shasta County and lies 1,710 miles [2,752 km]<1> to the west of the Fern that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Fern.
- Indiana
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Fern [Putnam County].
- Iowa
- Grundy County
- This Fern is located in Grundy County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fern that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Fern.
- Kansas
- Labette County
- This Fern is located in Labette County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fern that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Fern.
- Sherman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fern [Sherman County].
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish
- This Fern is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fern that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Fern.
- Michigan
- Mason County
- This Fern is located in Mason County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fern that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Fern.
- Oklahoma
- Harper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Fern [Harper County].
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Fern is located in Clarion County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fern that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Fern.
- Texas
- Harris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fern [Harris County].
- Liberty County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fern [Liberty County].
- West Virginia
- Pleasants County
- This Fern is located in Pleasants County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fern that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Fern.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fern ...
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.
- Alpha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fence is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fence
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goodman is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Hematite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hematite is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Long Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Long Lake is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Mastodon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pulp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pulp is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
- Ridgetop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Spread Eagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Fern 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 Fern to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Fern once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fern and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Florence County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fern to Florence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 750 miles [1,207 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fern) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Fern could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fern 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 Fern. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8318, Longitude: -88.3882 In this case, the coordinates for Fern have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.867 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.386 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.738 degrees. |
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