Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Wissota

• 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 Lake Wissota:
  • 44.926350, -91.300987
  • 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 Lake Wissota

• 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 Chippewa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
  • Since Lake Wissota is near Eau Claire County and also Dunn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Eau Claire County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunn 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 Lake Wissota

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Wissota ...

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.

• Bloomer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
• Crescent
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crescent is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
• Drywood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Drywood is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
• Eagle Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Howard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Howard is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Jim Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jim Falls is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Falls
• Maple Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Hill is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Norma
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Norma is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
• Union
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Lake Wissota to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lake Wissota to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lake Wissota and extending to:

• Chippewa Falls, which is the Seat of Chippewa County, lies just to the West.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Wissota to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 841 miles [1,353.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'