Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goll:
  • 45.280254, -87.750943
  • 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 Goll

• 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 Marinette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marinette County
  • Since Goll is near Menominee County and also Oconto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menominee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconto 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 Goll

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goll ...

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 Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
• Carbondale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
• Eagles Nest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagles Nest is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
• Kells
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kells is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
• Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
• Miles
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Miles is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
• Packard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Packard is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
• Porterfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Porterfield is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
• Rubys Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner

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

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

• Marinette, which is the Seat of Marinette County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Goll to Marinette, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'