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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 Land O'Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Land O'Lakes 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 Land O'Lakes:
- 46.162025, -89.217799
- 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 Land O'Lakes
- 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 Land O'Lakes is near Gogebic County and also Iron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gogebic County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iron 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 Land O'Lakes
Communities Also Named Land O'Lakes ...
We found three communities that are also named Land O'Lakes.
Within Wisconsin, the name Land O'Lakes is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Pasco County
- This Land O'Lakes is located in Pasco County and lies 1,292 miles [2,079.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Land O'Lakes that is located in Vilas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Land O'Lakes.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Land O'Lakes is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<1> to the south of the Land O'Lakes that is located in Vilas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Land O'Lakes.
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Land O'Lakes is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Land O'Lakes that is located in Vilas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Land O'Lakes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Land O'Lakes ...
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.
- Agate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Basswood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Basswood is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
- Boulder Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boulder Junction is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
- Clearwater Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clearwater Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Lake
- Eagle River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fuller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hazel is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Robbins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
How Far From Land O'Lakes 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 Land O'Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Land O'Lakes and extending to:
- Eagle River, which is the Seat of Vilas County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Land O'Lakes to Eagle River, with an average speed<2> 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 213 miles [342.8 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,683 miles [7,536.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Land O'Lakes) 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 Land O'Lakes 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 Land O'Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1620, Longitude: -89.2178 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.433 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.073 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.083 degrees. |
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