Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pureair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pureair and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pureair

• 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 Pureair:
  • 46.790212, -90.847406
  • 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 Pureair

• 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 Bayfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bayfield County
  • Since Pureair is near Ashland County and also Iron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iron 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 Pureair

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pureair ...

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.

• Birch
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Birch is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
• Cedar
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Cornucopia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cornucopia is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
• Gurney
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gurney is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
• Mason
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Mason is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Minersville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Minersville is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
• Port Wing
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Port Wing is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wing
• Red Cliff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Cliff is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cliff
• Sand Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sand Bay is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay
• Topside
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Topside is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside

How Far From Pureair to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pureair to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pureair and extending to:

• Washburn, which is the Seat of Bayfield County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Pureair to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 884 miles [1,422.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'