Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Salmo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salmo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Salmo
- 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 Salmo:
- 46.781323, -90.865184
- 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 Salmo
- 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 Bayfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bayfield County
- Since Salmo is near Ashland County and also Iron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ashland County
- eBird sighting report for Iron 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
Communities Also Named Salmo ...
We found one communities that share the name Salmo.
Within Wisconsin, the name Salmo is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Salmo in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Salmo lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Salmo that is located in Bayfield County.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salmo ...
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.
- Birch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Cedar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Cornucopia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornucopia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
- Cornucopia is located in Bayfield County
- Mason
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Minersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Ashland County
- Port Wing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Pureair
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Red Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Sand Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Topside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Salmo 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 Salmo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Salmo and extending to:
- Washburn, which is the Seat of Bayfield County, lies just to the South.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Salmo to Madison, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 884 miles [1,422.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salmo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salmo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salmo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7813, Longitude: -90.8652 In this case, the coordinates for Salmo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Salmo 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 316.573 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.45 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.798 degrees. |