Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rose:
  • 44.800798, -90.170410
  • 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 Rose

• 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 Rose is near Wood County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Rose

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Rose ...

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.

• Cherokee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cherokee is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Chili
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chili is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
• Edgar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgar is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
• Loyal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Loyal is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
• March Rapids
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • March Rapids is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March Rapids
• Rangeline
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rangeline is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
• Schnappsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Schnappsville is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnappsville
• Swan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Swan is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
• Unity
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Unity is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people

How Far From Little Rose 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 Little Rose 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 Rose and extending to:

• Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Rose to Wausau, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'