Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cedar:
  • 44.689130, -91.884337
  • 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 Cedar

• 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 Dunn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunn County
  • Since Red Cedar is near Pepin County and also Buffalo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pepin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buffalo 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 Cedar

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Cedar ...

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.

• Caryville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Caryville is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
• Comfort
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Comfort is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
• Downsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Downsville is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
• Dunnville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunnville is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
• Falls City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls City is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
• Laneville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laneville is located in Pepin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
• Maxville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxville is located in Buffalo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
• Oak Grove ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Porcupine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Porcupine is located in Pepin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
• Rock Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls

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

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

• Menomonie, which is the Seat of Dunn County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Red Cedar to Menomonie, with an average speed<2> 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 166 miles [267.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'