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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Kaiser:
    • 45.909678, -90.551552
    • 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 Kaiser
  • 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 Kaiser ...

We found three communities that share the name Kaiser.

Within Wisconsin, the name Kaiser is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kaiser that is located in Price County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Kaiser.
    • Kansas
      • Greenwood County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Greenwood County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Kaiser.
    • Missouri
      • Miller County
      • This Kaiser is located in Miller County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kaiser that is located in Price County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Kaiser.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kaiser ...

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.

  • Butternut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
    • Butternut is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Cranberry Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Lake
    • Cranberry Lake is located in Price County
  • Kennedy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Price County
  • Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Lake is located in Price County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 1,106 people
  • Morse
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
    • Morse is located in Ashland County
  • Park Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
    • Park Falls is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Peeksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
    • Peeksville is located in Ashland County
  • Petes Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Landing
    • Petes Landing is located in Ashland County
  • Winter
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
    • Winter is located in Sawyer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Kaiser once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kaiser and extending to:

  • Phillips, which is the Seat of Price County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kaiser to Phillips, 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 203 miles [326.7 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 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,744 miles [7,634.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Price County: www.co.price.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kaiser) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kaiser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9097, Longitude: -90.5516       In this case, the coordinates for Kaiser have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kaiser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Kaiser 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 316.373 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.102 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.892 degrees.









 

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