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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Medina Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Medina Junction and the surrounding area.
- 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 Medina Junction:
- 44.231578, -88.621368
- 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 Medina Junction
- 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
- Since Medina Junction is near Outagamie County and also Waupaca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Outagamie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waupaca 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 Medina Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Medina Junction ...
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.
- Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Fox Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Harbor Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Shores is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shores
- Island Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Island Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach
- Leonards Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leonards Point is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards Point
- Mackville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mackville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Rainbow Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Beach
- Red Banks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Banks is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Shangri La Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shangri La Point is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La Point
- Sunrise Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Bay is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Bay
- Sunset Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset Point is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
- Whispering Pines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Medina Junction 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 Medina Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Medina Junction and extending to:
- Oshkosh, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Medina Junction to Oshkosh, 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Medina Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Medina Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Medina Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2316, Longitude: -88.6214 In this case, the coordinates for Medina Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.072 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.389 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.368 degrees. |
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