Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ring:
  • 43.909151, -88.640389
  • 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 Ring

• 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 Ring is near Fond du Lac County and also Green Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Green Lake 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 Ring

Communities Also Named Ring ...

We found one communities that are also named Ring.

Within Wisconsin, the name Ring is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Ring in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oregon
    • Umatilla County
    • This Ring is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ring that is located in Winnebago County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Ring.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ring ...

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.

• Black Wolf
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
• Eldorado
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Leonards Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Leonards Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards Point
• Little Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Little Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
• Point Comfort
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
• Rush Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rush Lake is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Lake
• Shangri La Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Shangri La Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La Point
• Stony Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
• Sunset Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
• Zion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Zion is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

How Far From Ring to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ring to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ring and extending to:

• Oshkosh, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ring to Oshkosh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 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 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'