Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hiles:
  • 45.703849, -88.977341
  • 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 Hiles

• 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 Forest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
  • Since Hiles is near Oneida County and also Florence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Florence 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 Hiles

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hiles ...

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.

• Clearwater Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearwater Lake is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Lake
• Gagen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gagen is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
• Jennings
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jennings is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
• Keith ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Keith is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Long Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Lake is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
• Mole Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
• Pelican Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
• Pratt Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pratt Junction is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Junction
• Starks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Starks is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
• Sugar Camp
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
• Three Lakes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Three Lakes is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes

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

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

• Crandon, which is the Seat of Forest County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hiles to Crandon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 768 miles [1,236 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'