Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Halder:
  • 44.799133, -89.870682
  • 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 Halder

• 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 Halder is near Wood County and also Portage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage 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 Halder

Curious and Interesting Names Near Halder ...

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.

• Dancy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dancy is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
• Edgar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgar is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
• Evergreen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Marathon City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
• Milladore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Milladore is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
• Moon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Moon is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Rangeline
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rangeline is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
• Rib Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
• Rib Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain

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

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

• Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Halder to Wausau, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'