Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rib Falls:
  • 44.973248, -89.905560
  • 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 Rib Falls

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rib Falls ...

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.

• Edgar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgar is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Edgar
  • From Rib Falls to Edgar
• Evergreen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Granite Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite Heights is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Heights
• Little Chicago
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Chicago is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
• Marathon City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
• March Rapids
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • March Rapids is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March Rapids
• Moon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Moon is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moon
  • From Rib Falls to Moon
• Rib Mountain
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
• Schnappsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Schnappsville is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnappsville
• Swan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Swan is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan

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

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

• Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rib Falls to Wausau, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 133 miles [214 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'