Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lykens:
  • 45.424404, -92.469088
  • 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 Lykens

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Lykens is near Chisago County and also Burnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chisago County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burnett 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 Lykens

Communities Also Named Lykens ...

We found two communities that are also named Lykens.

Within Wisconsin, the name Lykens is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Crawford County
    • This Lykens is located in Crawford County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lykens that is located in Polk County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Lykens.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Dauphin County
    • This Lykens is located in Dauphin County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lykens that is located in Polk County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Lykens.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lykens ...

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.

• Eureka Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka Center is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
• Fox Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Creek is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
• Horse Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Horse Creek is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
• Joel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Joel is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
• Little Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Little Falls is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Luck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Luck is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
• Milltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Milltown is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
• Range
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Range is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
• Sand Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Lake is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake

How Far From Lykens 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 community such as Lykens to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lykens and extending to:

• Balsam Lake, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lykens to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 907 miles [1,459.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'