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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 Price, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Price 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 Price:
    • 44.581628, -91.054597
    • 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 Price
  • 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Since Price is near Eau Claire County and also Trempealeau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Eau Claire County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trempealeau 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 Price

Communities Also Named Price ...

We found 28 communities that are also named Price.

Within Wisconsin, the name Price is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of 28 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Pinal County
      • This Price is located in Pinal County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Price.
    • Arkansas
      • Garland County
      • This Price is located in Garland County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the south of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Price.
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Price [Marion County].
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Price is located in Hall County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Price.
    • Illinois
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Price [Lawrence County].
    • Kansas
      • Nemaha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Price [Nemaha County].
    • Kentucky
      • Floyd County
      • This Price is located in Floyd County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Price.
    • Louisiana
      • Washington Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Price [Washington Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Price is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Price.
    • Michigan
      • Clinton County
      • This Price is located in Clinton County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Price.
    • Mississippi
      • Forrest County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Price [Forrest County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Price [Saint Louis County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Price lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
    • North Carolina
      • Rockingham County
      • This Price is located in Rockingham County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Price.
    • North Dakota
      • Oliver County
      • This Price is located in Oliver County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oliver County community of Price.
    • Oklahoma
      • Tulsa County
      • This Price is located in Tulsa County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulsa County community of Price.
    • Ontario
      • This Price lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
    • Oregon
      • Crook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Price [Crook County].
    • Quebec
      • This Price lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Price [Anderson County].
    • Tennessee
      • Lauderdale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Price [Lauderdale County].
      • White County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Price [White County].
    • Texas
      • Delta County
      • This Price is located in Delta County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Price.
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Price [Jefferson County].
      • Rusk County
      • This Price is located in Rusk County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km] to the south southwest of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Price.
    • Utah
      • Carbon County
      • This Price is located in Carbon County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the west of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Price.
    • West Virginia
      • Lincoln County
      • This Price is located in Lincoln County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the southeast of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Price.
      • Monongalia County
      • This Price is located in Monongalia County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the east southeast of the Price that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Price.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Price ...

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.

  • Allen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Allen is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Blair
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Coral City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
  • Elk Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Globe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Globe is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Hay Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
  • Nix Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
  • Pigeon Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Pleasantville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasantville is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Price and extending to:

  • Black River Falls, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Price to Black River Falls, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Price) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Price 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.
<3>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 Price, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Price 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 Price. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5816, Longitude: -91.0546       In this case, the coordinates for Price have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.745 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.34 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.554 degrees.