Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mountain:
  • 44.912746, -89.675401
  • 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 Mountain

• 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 Mountain is near Lincoln County and also Shawano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shawano 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 Mountain

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rib Mountain ...

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.

• Evergreen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Granite Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Granite Heights is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Heights
• Kelly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kelly is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Little Chicago
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Chicago is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
• Marathon City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
• Moon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moon is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Nutterville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Nutterville is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
• Rib Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
• Sunset
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

How Far From Rib Mountain 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 Mountain 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 Mountain and extending to:

• Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Rib Mountain to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'