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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 Lind, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lind 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 Lind:
- 44.287091, -89.046944
- 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 Lind
- 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 Waupaca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waupaca County
- Since Lind is near Waushara County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waushara County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago 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 Lind
Communities Also Named Lind ...
We found three communities that are also named Lind.
There is one other community in Wisconsin that is also named Lind.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .
- Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
- Burnett County
- This Lind is located in Burnett County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lind that is located in Waupaca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnett County community of Lind.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Lind lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the east of the Lind that is located in Waupaca County.
- Washington
- Adams County
- This Lind is located in Adams County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lind that is located in Waupaca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Lind.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lind ...
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.
- Brushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brushville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
- Chain O' Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chain O' Lakes is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain O' Lakes
- Gills Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Granite Quarry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Granite Quarry is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
- Indian Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Crossing is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Hope is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Pine River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poy Sippi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Red Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Banks is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Rural
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Lind 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 Lind to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lind and extending to:
- Waupaca, which is the Seat of Waupaca County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lind to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lind) 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 Lind 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 Lind. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2871, Longitude: -89.0469 In this case, the coordinates for Lind have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.362 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.727 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.575 degrees. |
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