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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 Kalinke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kalinke 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 Kalinke:
- 45.030524, -89.397062
- 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 Kalinke
- 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 Kalinke 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 Kalinke
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kalinke ...
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.
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Granite Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Granite Heights is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Heights
- Kelly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Nutterville
(6 miles [9.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine River is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Rib Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
- Sunset
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunset is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Kalinke 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 Kalinke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kalinke and extending to:
- Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kalinke to Wausau, 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 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 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kalinke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Kalinke to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kalinke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0305, Longitude: -89.3971 In this case, the coordinates for Kalinke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.588 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.089 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.535 degrees. |
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