Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lena and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lena
- 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 Lena:
- 44.952767, -88.050102
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lena
- 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 Oconto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oconto County
- Since Lena is near Marinette County and also Shawano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marinette County
- eBird sighting report for Shawano 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lena ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Lena.
Within Wisconsin, the name Lena is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Garland County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Lena [Garland County].
- Saline County
- This Lena is located in Saline County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Lena that is located in Oconto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Lena.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Lena lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lena that is located in Oconto County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- Arthur County
- This Lena is located in Arthur County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lena that is located in Oconto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arthur County community of Lena.
- McPherson County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in McPherson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Lena.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Lena.
- Miami County
- This Lena is located in Miami County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Lena that is located in Oconto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Lena.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lena ...
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.
- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - County Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- County Line is located in Oconto County
- Frostville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Hickory Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Kelly Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Brook
- Kelly Brook is located in Oconto County
- May Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Corner
- May Corner is located in Marinette County
- Pound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Spruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
How Far From Lena 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 village such as Lena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lena and extending to:
- Oconto, which is the Seat of Oconto County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lena to Oconto, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oconto County: www.co.oconto.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Lena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9528, Longitude: -88.0501 In this case, the coordinates for Lena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lena could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lena to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.663 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.029 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.841 degrees. |