Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Little Eau Claire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Eau Claire and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Little Eau Claire

• 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 Little Eau Claire:
  • 44.786359, -89.447619
  • 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 Little Eau Claire

• 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 Marathon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marathon County
  • Since Little Eau Claire is near Portage County and also Shawano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Little Eau Claire

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Eau Claire ...

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.

• Dancy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dancy is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
• Evergreen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Jordan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jordan is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Kelly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelly is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Little Waupon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Little Waupon is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Waupon
• Nutterville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Nutterville is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
• Pike Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
• Rib Mountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
• Rocky Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Corners is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Corners
• Shantytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shantytown is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
• Sunset
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sunset is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

How Far From Little Eau Claire 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 Little Eau Claire to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Little Eau Claire to Wausau, 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 four to five hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 755 miles [1,215.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'