Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ringle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ringle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ringle
- 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 Ringle:
- 44.891081, -89.425674
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ringle
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Marathon County
- Since Ringle is near Shawano County and also Langlade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shawano County
- eBird sighting report for Langlade 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ringle ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Granite Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Heights
- Granite Heights is located in Marathon County
- Kelly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Little Eau Claire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Eau Claire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eau Claire
- Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
- Nutterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Nutterville is located in Marathon County
- Pike Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Rib Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rib Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
- Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
- Rocky Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Corners
- Rocky Corners is located in Marathon County
- Shantytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shantytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
- Shantytown is located in Marathon County
- Sunset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sunset is located in Marathon County
How Far From Ringle 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 Ringle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ringle and extending to:
- Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ringle to Wausau, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ringle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ringle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ringle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8911, Longitude: -89.4257 In this case, the coordinates for Ringle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ringle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.611 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.095 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.593 degrees. |