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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 Red Banks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Banks and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Red Banks:
    • 44.276925, -88.858722
    • 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 Red Banks
  • 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 Waupaca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waupaca County
    • Since Red Banks is near Waushara County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waushara 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 Red Banks

Communities Also Named Red Banks ...

We found four communities that are also named Red Banks.

There is one other community in Wisconsin that is also named Red Banks.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
    • Brown County
      • This Red Banks is located in Brown County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Red Banks that is located in Waupaca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Red Banks.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Marshall County
      • This Red Banks is located in Marshall County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the south of the Red Banks that is located in Waupaca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Red Banks.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson County
      • This Red Banks is located in Robeson County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Red Banks that is located in Waupaca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Red Banks.
    • Virginia
      • Shenandoah County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Red Banks [Shenandoah County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Banks ...

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.

  • Brushville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brushville is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
  • Dale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dale is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Fountain Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fountain Valley is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
  • Gills Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
  • Granite Quarry ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Granite Quarry is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
  • Indian Shores
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Shores is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shores
  • King
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • King is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Little Hope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Little Hope is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
  • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
  • Pine River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine River is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
  • Poy Sippi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
  • Rural
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Rural is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural

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

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

  • Waupaca, which is the Seat of Waupaca County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Red Banks to Waupaca, 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 87 miles [140 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 713 miles [1,147.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Banks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Red Banks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Red Banks 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 Red Banks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2769, Longitude: -88.8587       In this case, the coordinates for Red Banks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.233 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.579 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.479 degrees.