Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hauer:
  • 45.802733, -91.460166
  • 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 Hauer

• 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 Sawyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sawyer County
  • Since Hauer is near Washburn County and also Barron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washburn County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barron 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 Hauer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hauer ...

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.

• Birchwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Birchwood is located in Washburn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
• Chief Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
• Edgewater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater is located in Sawyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Little Round Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
• Madge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Madge is located in Washburn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
• Meteor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Meteor is located in Sawyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
• Reserve
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reserve is located in Sawyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
• Springbrook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Springbrook is located in Washburn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
• Stone Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake

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

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

• Hayward, which is the Seat of Sawyer County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hauer to Hayward, 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 214 miles [344.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'