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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 Regina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Regina 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 Regina:
- 44.894953, -89.021969
- 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 Regina
- 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 Shawano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shawano County
- Since Regina is near Langlade County and also Menominee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Langlade County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menominee 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 Regina
Communities Also Named Regina ...
We found nine communities that are also named Regina.
Within Wisconsin, the name Regina is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Imperial County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Regina [Imperial County].
- Idaho
- Ada County
- This Regina is located in Ada County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<2> to the west of the Regina that is located in Shawano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ada County community of Regina.
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Regina [Pike County].
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Regina [Iberville Parish].
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Regina is located in Jefferson County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the south of the Regina that is located in Shawano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Regina.
- Montana
- Phillips 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 Montana community of Regina [Phillips County].
- New Mexico
- Sandoval County
- This Regina is located in Sandoval County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Regina that is located in Shawano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Regina.
- Saskatchewan
- This Regina lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Regina that is located in Shawano County.
- Virginia
- Lancaster County
- This Regina is located in Lancaster County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Regina that is located in Shawano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Regina.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Regina ...
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.
- Big Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Buckbee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buckbee is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckbee
- Elton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elton is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Five Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Five Corners is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Hunting
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hunting is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Polar
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Polar is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polar
- Red River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Red River is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Split Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Regina 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 Regina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Regina and extending to:
- Shawano, which is the Seat of Shawano County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Regina to Shawano, 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Regina 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Regina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Regina, 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 Regina 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 Regina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8950, Longitude: -89.0220 In this case, the coordinates for Regina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.332 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.779 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.376 degrees. |
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