Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shangri La Point:
  • 44.066372, -88.607612
  • 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 Shangri La Point

• 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Since Shangri La Point is near Calumet County and also Fond du Lac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calumet 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 Shangri La Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shangri La Point ...

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.

• Harbor Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
• Indian Shores
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Shores is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shores
• Island Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Island Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach
• Leonards Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Leonards Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards Point
• Rockaway Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
• Stony Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
• Sunset Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunset Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
• Zion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

How Far From Shangri La Point 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 Shangri La Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oshkosh, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Shangri La Point to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,749 miles [7,642.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'