Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hintz:
  • 44.915822, -88.410103
  • 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 Hintz

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hintz ...

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.

• Advance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Advance is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
• Breed
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Breed is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
• Cecil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cecil is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
• Frostville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Frostville is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
• Green Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Valley is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hickory Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
• Kelly Brook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kelly Brook is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Brook
• Legend Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake

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

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

• Oconto, which is the Seat of Oconto County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hintz to Oconto, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,705 miles [7,572 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'