Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 May Corner:
  • 45.049152, -87.850660
  • 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 May Corner

• 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 Marinette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marinette County
  • Since May Corner is near Oconto County and also Menominee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconto County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menominee 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 May Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near May Corner ...

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.

• Beaver
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• County Line
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • County Line is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
• Lena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lena is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Porterfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Porterfield is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
• Pound
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pound is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
• Rubys Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner

How Far From May Corner 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 May Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Marinette, which is the Seat of Marinette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from May Corner to Marinette, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'