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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 Ladysmith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ladysmith 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 Ladysmith:
- 45.462278, -91.102074
- 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 Ladysmith
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk County
- Since Ladysmith is near Chippewa County and also Sawyer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sawyer 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 Ladysmith
Communities Also Named Ladysmith ...
We found six communities that are also named Ladysmith.
Within Wisconsin, the name Ladysmith is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Ladysmith lies 1,541 miles [2,480 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ladysmith that is located in Rusk County.
- Kansas
- Clay County
- This Ladysmith is located in Clay County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ladysmith that is located in Rusk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Ladysmith.
- Manitoba
- This Ladysmith lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ladysmith that is located in Rusk County.
- Ontario
- This Ladysmith lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ladysmith that is located in Rusk County.
- Quebec
- This Ladysmith lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the east of the Ladysmith that is located in Rusk County.
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Ladysmith is located in Caroline County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ladysmith that is located in Rusk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Ladysmith.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ladysmith ...
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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Bruce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Donald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Glen Flora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Hay Stack Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hay Stack Corner is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Stack Corner
- Imalone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Imalone is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imalone
- Island Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island Lake is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Jump River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Ladysmith 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 city such as Ladysmith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ladysmith and extending to:
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Ladysmith to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 848 miles [1,364.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ladysmith) 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 Ladysmith 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 Ladysmith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4623, Longitude: -91.1021 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.768 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.488 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.326 degrees. |
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