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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 Poy Sippi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poy Sippi 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 Poy Sippi:
- 44.137470, -88.995169
- 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 Poy Sippi
- 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 Waushara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waushara County
- Since Poy Sippi is near Waupaca County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waupaca 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 Poy Sippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poy Sippi ...
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.
- Auroraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auroraville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auroraville
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brushville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brushville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Fountain Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fountain Valley is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
- Gills Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Island Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Island Park is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Pine River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Banks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Banks is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Redgranite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Wild Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Poy Sippi 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 Poy Sippi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Poy Sippi and extending to:
- Wautoma, which is the Seat of Waushara County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Poy Sippi to Wautoma, 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 76 miles [122.3 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 715 miles [1,150.7 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 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Poy Sippi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Poy Sippi 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 Poy Sippi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1375, Longitude: -88.9952 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.329 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.668 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.593 degrees. |
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