Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Readfield:
  • 44.286647, -88.769554
  • 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 North Readfield

• 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 Waupaca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waupaca County
  • Since North Readfield is near Outagamie County and also Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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 North Readfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Readfield ...

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.

• Brushville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brushville is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
• Dale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dale is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Fox Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
• Gills Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
• Greenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Indian Shores
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Indian Shores is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shores
• Little Wolf ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
• Red Banks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Red Banks is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
• Sugar Bush
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Bush is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush

How Far From North Readfield 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 North Readfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Waupaca, which is the Seat of Waupaca County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Readfield to Waupaca, 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 89 miles [143.2 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 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'