Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Laona Junction:
  • 45.656074, -88.694003
  • 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 Laona Junction

• 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 Forest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
  • Since Laona Junction is near Florence County and also Marinette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marinette 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 Laona Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laona Junction ...

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.

• Carter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Carter is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Fence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fence is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fence
• Fern ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fern is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
• Goodman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Goodman is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
• Jennings
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jennings is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
• Keith ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Keith is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Long Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Long Lake is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
• Mole Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
• Woodlawn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Laona Junction 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 Laona Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Crandon, which is the Seat of Forest County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Laona Junction to Crandon, 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 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'