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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 Myra, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myra 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 Myra:
- 43.415896, -88.096034
- 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 Myra
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Myra is near Ozaukee County and also Fond du Lac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ozaukee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac 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 Myra
Communities Also Named Myra ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Myra.
Within Wisconsin, the name Myra is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Myra lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Myra that is located in Washington County.
- Georgia
- Appling 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 Georgia community of Myra [Appling County].
- Kansas
- Graham 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 Myra [Graham County].
- Woodson 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 Myra [Woodson County].
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Myra is located in Pike County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the southeast of the Myra that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Myra.
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Myra is located in Hancock County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Myra that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Myra.
- Penobscot 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 Maine community of Myra [Penobscot County].
- Manitoba
- This Myra lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Myra that is located in Washington County.
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- This Myra is located in Cass County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Myra that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Myra.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria 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 Pennsylvania community of Myra [Cambria County].
- Texas
- Cooke County
- This Myra is located in Cooke County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Myra that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Myra.
- West Virginia
- Lincoln County
- This Myra is located in Lincoln County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Myra that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Myra.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Myra ...
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.
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boltonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheeseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cheeseville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
- Cranberry Marsh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cranberry Marsh is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Marsh
- Decker Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Decker Corner is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
- Holy Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Horns Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orchard Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Rugby Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Silver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Young America
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Young America is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
How Far From Myra to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Myra to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Myra and extending to:
- West Bend, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Myra to Madison, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Myra) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Myra 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Myra 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 Myra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4159, Longitude: -88.0960 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.729 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.884 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.344 degrees. |
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