Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Patzau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patzau and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Patzau
- 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 Patzau:
- 46.491330, -92.220750
- 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 Patzau
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Patzau is near Carlton County and also Pine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carlton County
- eBird sighting report for Pine 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 Patzau ...
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.
- Blackhoof
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Cutter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Dewey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Gary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Hillcrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Moose Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
- Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
- Oliver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Riverview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Sunnyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Superior Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
- Superior Village is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
How Far From Patzau 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 Patzau to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Patzau and extending to:
- Superior, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Patzau to Superior, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 929 miles [1,495.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Patzau. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywi.org/
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' (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- Patzau) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Patzau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4913, Longitude: -92.2207 In this case, the coordinates for Patzau 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 Patzau 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 317.542 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.507 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.643 degrees. |