Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hogarty:
  • 45.029691, -89.305671
  • 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 Hogarty

• 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 Hogarty is near Shawano County and also Langlade 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 Langlade 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 Hogarty

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hogarty ...

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.

• Bavaria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Bavaria is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
• Deerbrook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
• Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
• Five Corners
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Granite Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Granite Heights is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Heights
• Kelly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelly is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Little Eau Claire
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eau Claire
• Nutterville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Nutterville is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
• Pike Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
• Pine River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine River is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
• Polar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Polar is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polar
• Rib Mountain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
• Sunset
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sunset is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

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

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

• Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hogarty 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 five to six hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south (S). 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 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'