Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lac du Flambeau Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lac du Flambeau Station and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lac du Flambeau Station

• 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 Lac du Flambeau Station:
  • 45.991617, -89.855432
  • 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 Lac du Flambeau Station

• 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 Vilas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vilas County
  • Since Lac du Flambeau Station is near Iron County and also Oneida County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iron County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida 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 Lac du Flambeau Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lac du Flambeau Station ...

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.

• Boulder Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Boulder Junction is located in Vilas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
• Carter
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carter is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Dover
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Price County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Eagle River
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Eagle River is located in Vilas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
• Goodnow
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodnow is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
• Lake Tomahawk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Tomahawk is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tomahawk
• Park Falls
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Park Falls is located in Price County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
• Petes Landing
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Petes Landing is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Landing
• Sugar Camp
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
• Sunflower
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunflower is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower

How Far From Lac du Flambeau Station 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 Lac du Flambeau Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Eagle River, which is the Seat of Vilas County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lac du Flambeau Station to Eagle River, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the south (S). 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 814 miles [1,310 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'