Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Herbster:
  • 46.832433, -91.261018
  • 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 Herbster

• 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 Bayfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bayfield County
  • Since Herbster is near Douglas County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Herbster

Curious and Interesting Names Near Herbster ...

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.

• Castle Danger
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Castle Danger is located in Lake County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Danger
• Cloverland
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cloverland is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
• Cornucopia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cornucopia is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
• Iron River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Iron River is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
• Port Wing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Wing is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wing
• Pureair
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pureair is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pureair
• Red Cliff
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Red Cliff is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cliff
• Sand Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Bay is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay
• Topside
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Topside is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
• Two Harbors
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Two Harbors is located in Lake County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Harbors
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Harbors <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Herbster and extending to:

• Washburn, which is the Seat of Bayfield County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Herbster to Washburn, with an average speed<3> 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 275 miles [442.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 902 miles [1,451.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'