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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 Lily, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lily 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 Lily:
- 45.306896, -88.854384
- 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 Lily
- 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 Langlade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Langlade County
- Since Lily is near Forest County and also Oconto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconto 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 Lily
Communities Also Named Lily ...
We found eight communities that are also named Lily.
Within Wisconsin, the name Lily is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lily [Chilton County].
- Colorado
- Routt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Lily [Routt County].
- Florida
- Hardee County
- This Lily is located in Hardee County and lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Lily that is located in Langlade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardee County community of Lily.
- Kansas
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lily [Morris County].
- Morton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lily [Morton County].
- Kentucky
- Laurel County
- This Lily is located in Laurel County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Lily that is located in Langlade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of Lily.
- South Dakota
- Clark County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Lily [Clark County].
- Day County
- This Lily is located in Day County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<2> to the west of the Lily that is located in Langlade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Day County community of Lily.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lily ...
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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carter is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Elton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elton is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Freeman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keith ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Keith is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Mole Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pickerel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pickerel is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel
- Polar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polar is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polar
- Sherry Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sherry Junction is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry Junction
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Lily 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 community such as Lily to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lily and extending to:
- Antigo, which is the Seat of Langlade County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lily to Antigo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south (S). 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 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,705 miles [7,572 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lily 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lily) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Lily, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lily 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 Lily. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3069, Longitude: -88.8544 In this case, the coordinates for Lily have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.206 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.695 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.158 degrees. |
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