Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rantz:
  • 45.831621, -89.729591
  • 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 Rantz

• 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Rantz is near Vilas County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vilas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Rantz

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rantz ...

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.

• Boulder Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Boulder Junction is located in Vilas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
• Crescent Corner
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent Corner is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Corner
• Eagle River
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Eagle River is located in Vilas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
• Goodnow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Goodnow is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
• Lake Tomahawk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake Tomahawk is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tomahawk
• Rhinelander
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
• Sugar Camp
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
• Sunflower
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunflower is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
• Tripoli
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tripoli is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli

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

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

• Rhinelander, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rantz to Rhinelander, with an average speed<2> 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 803 miles [1,292.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'