Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Island Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Island Lake
- 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 Island Lake:
- 45.318852, -91.369045
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Island Lake
- 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 Rusk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rusk County
- Since Island Lake is near Barron County and also Chippewa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barron County
- eBird sighting report for Chippewa 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Island Lake ...
We found ten communities that share the name Island Lake.
Within Wisconsin, the name Island Lake is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, seven are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Island Lake lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Island Lake that is located in Rusk County.
- Florida
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Island Lake [Orange County].
- Illinois
- McHenry County
- This Island Lake is located in McHenry County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Island Lake that is located in Rusk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Island Lake.
- Manitoba
- This Island Lake lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Island Lake that is located in Rusk County.
- Michigan
- Livingston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Island Lake [Livingston County].
- Minnesota
- Beltrami County
- This Island Lake is located in Beltrami County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Island Lake that is located in Rusk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Island Lake.
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Island Lake [Lyon County].
- North Dakota
- Rolette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Island Lake [Rolette County].
- Ontario
- This Island Lake lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island Lake that is located in Rusk County.
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Island Lake [Kitsap County].
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Island Lake ...
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.
- Arnold
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Bloomer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Bruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Crescent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Eagle Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
- Horseman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Imalone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Jim Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Ladysmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Ruby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Sand Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
How Far From Island Lake 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 Island Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Island Lake and extending to:
- Ladysmith, which is the Seat of Rusk County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Island Lake to Ladysmith, with an average speed<4> 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 183 miles [294.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 855 miles [1,376 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Island Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rusk County: www.ruskcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Island Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Island Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3189, Longitude: -91.3690 In this case, the coordinates for Island Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Island Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Island Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.957 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.683 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.513 degrees. |