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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 Fremont Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fremont Station 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 Fremont Station:
    • 44.290258, -88.832055
    • 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 Fremont Station
  • 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 Fremont Station is near Waushara County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waushara County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago 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 Fremont Station

Communities Also Named Fremont Station ...

We found one communities that are also named Fremont Station.

Within Wisconsin, the name Fremont Station is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Fremont Station in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Fremont Station is located in Rockingham County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the east of the Fremont Station that is located in Waupaca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Fremont Station.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fremont Station ...

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.

  • Brushville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brushville is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
  • Dale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dale is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Gills Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
  • Granite Quarry ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Granite Quarry is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
  • Greenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Indian Shores
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Shores is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shores
  • Little Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Little Hope is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
  • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
  • Poy Sippi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
  • Red Banks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Red Banks is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
  • Sugar Bush
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Bush is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush

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

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

  • Waupaca, which is the Seat of Waupaca County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fremont Station to Waupaca, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 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 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fremont Station) 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 Fremont Station 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 Fremont Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2903, Longitude: -88.8321       In this case, the coordinates for Fremont Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.214 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.56 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.461 degrees.