Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Interwald:
  • 45.223205, -90.116272
  • 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 Interwald

• 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Since Interwald is near Marathon County and also Price County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marathon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Price 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 Interwald

Curious and Interesting Names Near Interwald ...

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.

• Little Black
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Black is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
• Little Chicago
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Chicago is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
• Queenstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Queenstown is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
• Rib Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rib Lake
  • From Interwald to Rib Lake
• Schnappsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Schnappsville is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnappsville
• Spirit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Spirit is located in Price County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit
• Spirit Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Spirit Falls is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Falls
• Stetsonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people

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

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

• Medford, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Interwald to Medford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'