Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ricker Bay:
  • 44.131097, -88.470666
  • 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 Ricker Bay

• 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Since Ricker Bay is near Calumet County and also Outagamie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calumet County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Outagamie 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 Ricker Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ricker Bay ...

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.

• Fox Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
• High Cliff ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • High Cliff is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
• Island Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Island Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach
• Leonards Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonards Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards Point
• Rainbow Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rainbow Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Beach
• Rockaway Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
• Shangri La Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shangri La Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La Point
• Sunrise Bay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunrise Bay is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Bay
• Sunset Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• Sunset Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point

How Far From Ricker Bay 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 Ricker Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oshkosh, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ricker Bay to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'