Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mecan:
  • 43.796091, -89.215117
  • 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 Mecan

• 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 Marquette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette County
  • Since Mecan is near Green Lake County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Green Lake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Mecan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mecan ...

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.

• Dakota
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dakota is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
• East Friesland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • East Friesland is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friesland
• Endeavor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
• Friesland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Friesland is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
• Green Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
• Green Lake Station
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Green Lake Station is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake Station
• Indian Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Indian Hills is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Pleasant Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Point is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
• Sandstone Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sandstone Bluff is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Bluff
• Spring Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Spring Grove is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove

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

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

• Montello, which is the Seat of Marquette County, lies just to the West.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Mecan to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'