Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Fond du Lac, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Fond du Lac and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Fond du Lac
- 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 North Fond du Lac:
- 43.808877, -88.483164
- 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 North Fond du Lac
- 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 Fond du Lac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
- Since North Fond du Lac is near Winnebago County and also Dodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
- eBird sighting report for Dodge 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Fond du Lac ...
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.
- Black Wolf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Dotyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Johnsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Little Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
- Little Point is located in Winnebago County
- Marblehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Oak Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
- Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County
- Pipe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Point Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Ring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Silica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From North Fond du Lac 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 village such as North Fond du Lac to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Fond du Lac and extending to:
- Fond du Lac, which is the Seat of Fond du Lac County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from North Fond du Lac 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 682 miles [1,097.6 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for North Fond du Lac: www.nfdl.org/
The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Fond du Lac) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Fond du Lac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8089, Longitude: -88.4832 In this case, the coordinates for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 North Fond du Lac to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.985 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.231 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.425 degrees. |