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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 Pickett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pickett 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 Pickett:
- 43.911480, -88.729726
- 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 Pickett
- 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 Pickett is near Fond du Lac County and also Green Lake 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 Green Lake 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 Pickett
Communities Also Named Pickett ...
We found eight communities that are also named Pickett.
There is one other community in Wisconsin that is also named Pickett.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
- Green County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Pickett [Green County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bullock County
- This Pickett is located in Bullock County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Pickett that is located in Winnebago County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullock County community of Pickett.
- Florida
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pickett [Polk County].
- Kentucky
- Adair County
- This Pickett is located in Adair County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Pickett that is located in Winnebago County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Pickett.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Pickett is located in Caddo Parish and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Pickett that is located in Winnebago County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Pickett.
- Calcasieu Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Pickett [Calcasieu Parish].
- Oklahoma
- Pontotoc County
- This Pickett is located in Pontotoc County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pickett that is located in Winnebago County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Pickett.
- Texas
- Navarro County
- This Pickett is located in Navarro County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Pickett that is located in Winnebago County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Pickett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pickett ...
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.
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Black Wolf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Green Lake Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Lake Station is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake Station
- Harbor Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Island Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Island Park is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Leonards Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leonards Point is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards Point
- Pleasant Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Point is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Ring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ring is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
- Rush Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rush Lake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Lake
- Stony Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Pickett 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 community such as Pickett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pickett and extending to:
- Oshkosh, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pickett to Oshkosh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 66 miles [106.2 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Pickett 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pickett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pickett 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 Pickett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9115, Longitude: -88.7297 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.151 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.434 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.522 degrees. |
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