Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Foster Junction:
  • 46.313562, -90.704073
  • 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 Foster Junction

• 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 Ashland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland County
  • Since Foster Junction is near Iron County and also Bayfield 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 Bayfield 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 Foster Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foster Junction ...

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.

• Birch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Birch is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
• Cedar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Clam Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clam Lake is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
• Gurney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gurney is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
• High Bridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
• Minersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Minersville is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
• Morse
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Morse is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
• Peeksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Peeksville is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville

How Far From Foster Junction 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 community such as Foster Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ashland, which is the Seat of Ashland County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Foster Junction to Ashland, 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 232 miles [373.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 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 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'