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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 Michaels, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Michaels and the surrounding area.
- 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 Michaels:
- 43.513284, -88.160737
- 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 Michaels
- 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 Michaels is near Fond du Lac County and also Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan 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 Michaels
Communities Also Named Saint Michaels ...
We found four communities that are also named Saint Michaels.
Within Wisconsin, the name Saint Michaels is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Saint Michaels is located in Apache County and lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint Michaels that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Saint Michaels.
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Saint Michaels is located in Talbot County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Michaels that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Saint Michaels.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Saint Michaels lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Michaels that is located in Washington County.
- Ohio
- Hardin County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hardin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Saint Michaels.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Michaels ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boltonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cheeseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheeseville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
- Cranberry Marsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry Marsh is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Marsh
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dundee is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Gooseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gooseville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseville
- Orchard Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orchard Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Random Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Young America
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Young America is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
How Far From Saint Michaels 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 Saint Michaels to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Michaels and extending to:
- West Bend, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Michaels to Madison, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 659 miles [1,060.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Michaels) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint Michaels, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Saint Michaels 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 Michaels. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5133, Longitude: -88.1607 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Michaels have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.771 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.946 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.348 degrees. |
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