Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rothschild:
  • 44.886913, -89.620955
  • 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 Rothschild

• 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 Rothschild 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 Rothschild

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rothschild ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Granite Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Granite Heights is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Heights
• Kelly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kelly is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Little Eau Claire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eau Claire
• Marathon City
  (11 miles [17.7 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 Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
• Rocky Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Corners is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Corners
• 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 Rothschild 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 village such as Rothschild to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies just to the North.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Rothschild to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two 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 766 miles [1,232.8 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 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'