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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 Oshkosh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oshkosh 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 Oshkosh:
- 44.024983, -88.542608
- 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 Oshkosh
- 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
- Since Oshkosh is near Fond du Lac County and also Calumet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calumet 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 Oshkosh
Communities Also Named Oshkosh ...
We found four communities that are also named Oshkosh.
Within Wisconsin, the name Oshkosh is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Oshkosh [Natchitoches Parish].
- Nebraska
- Deuel County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Deuel County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Oshkosh.
- Garden County
- This Oshkosh is located in Garden County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<2> to the west of the Oshkosh that is located in Winnebago County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garden County community of Oshkosh.
- North Dakota
- Wells County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Oshkosh [Wells County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oshkosh ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Harbor Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Island Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Island Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach
- Leonards Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leonards Point is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards Point
- Point Comfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockaway Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockaway Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Shangri La Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shangri La Point is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La Point
- Stony Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Point is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Oshkosh 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 city such as Oshkosh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oshkosh and extending to:
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Oshkosh to Madison, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Oshkosh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Oshkosh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Oshkosh 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Oshkosh 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 Oshkosh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0250, Longitude: -88.5426 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.022 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.303 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.39 degrees. |
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