Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Minersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minersville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Minersville
- 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 Minersville:
- 46.406894, -90.797409
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Minersville
- 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 Ashland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ashland County
- Since Minersville is near Bayfield County and also Iron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bayfield County
- eBird sighting report for Iron 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Minersville ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Minersville.
Within Wisconsin, the name Minersville is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Trinity County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Minersville [Trinity County].
- Kansas
- Cloud County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Minersville [Cloud County].
- Republic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Minersville [Republic County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Minersville [Baltimore City].
- Missouri
- Christian County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Christian County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Minersville.
- Nebraska
- Otoe County
- This Minersville is located in Otoe County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Minersville that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otoe County community of Minersville.
- Ohio
- Meigs County
- This Minersville is located in Meigs County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Minersville that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Minersville.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Minersville is located in Cambria County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Minersville that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Minersville.
- Schuylkill County
- This Minersville is located in Schuylkill County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the east southeast of the Minersville that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Minersville.
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Minersville is located in Anderson County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Minersville that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Minersville.
- Utah
- Beaver County
- This Minersville is located in Beaver County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Minersville that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Minersville.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Minersville [Fayette County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Minersville ...
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.
- Birch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Cedar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Clam Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Grand View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Bayfield County
- Gurney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - High Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- High Bridge is located in Ashland County
- Mason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Morse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Minersville 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 Minersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Minersville and extending to:
- Ashland, which is the Seat of Ashland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Minersville to Ashland, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 240 miles [386.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Minersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ashland County: www.co.ashland.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Minersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Minersville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Minersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Minersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4069, Longitude: -90.7974 In this case, the coordinates for Minersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Minersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.535 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.354 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.876 degrees. |