Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mosinee:
  • 44.787190, -89.683456
  • 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 Mosinee

• 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 Marathon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marathon County
  • Since Mosinee is near Portage County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Mosinee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mosinee ...

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.

• Dancy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dancy is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
• Evergreen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Kelly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kelly is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Little Eau Claire
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eau Claire
• Marathon City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
• Moon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Moon is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Rib Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
• Rocky Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Corners is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Corners

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

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

• Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Mosinee to Wausau, 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'