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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saint Anthony:
    • 43.442498, -88.341764
    • 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 Saint Anthony
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Saint Anthony is near Dodge County and also Fond du Lac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac 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 Saint Anthony

Communities Also Named Saint Anthony ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Saint Anthony.

Within Wisconsin, the name Saint Anthony is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Fremont County
      • This Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Anthony that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Saint Anthony.
    • Indiana
      • Dubois County
      • This Saint Anthony is located in Dubois County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint Anthony that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubois County community of Saint Anthony.
    • Iowa
      • Marshall County
      • This Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint Anthony that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Saint Anthony.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Saint Anthony is located in Frederick County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Anthony that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Saint Anthony.
    • Michigan
      • Monroe County
      • This Saint Anthony is located in Monroe County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Anthony that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Saint Anthony.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • This Saint Anthony is located in Hennepin County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Anthony that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Saint Anthony.
      • Stearns County
      • This Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km] to the west northwest of the Saint Anthony that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Saint Anthony.
    • Missouri
      • Miller County
      • This Saint Anthony is located in Miller County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint Anthony that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Saint Anthony.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Saint Anthony lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Anthony that is located in Washington County.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Saint Anthony lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Anthony that is located in Washington County.
    • North Dakota
      • Morton County
      • This Saint Anthony is located in Morton County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Anthony that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Saint Anthony.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Saint Anthony lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Anthony that is located in Washington County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Anthony ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Cedar Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedar Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Herman Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Herman Center is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Center
  • Iron Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Mayville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mayville is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
  • Orchard Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Orchard Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
  • Pike Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pike Lake is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
  • Rubicon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rubicon is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
  • Young America
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Young America is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America

How Far From Saint Anthony 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 Saint Anthony to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • West Bend, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Anthony to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,765 miles [7,668.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Saint Anthony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Saint Anthony to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Anthony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4425, Longitude: -88.3418       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Anthony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.895 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.076 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.462 degrees.