Around Shell Lake ...
For comparison, Shell Lake has a population of 1,300 people.
Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Shell Lake, with the nearest first.
- Bashaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spooner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Madge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haugen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Nobleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hertel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Earl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Birchwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Birchwood is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Clam Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rice Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Stone Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Webb Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Almena
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
For more communities neighboring Shell Lake, please visit our County-by-County Page for Shell Lake.
Washburn County ...
Shell Lake is located in Washburn County<2> and is the County Seat.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washburn County: Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Rusk & Sawyer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shell Lake ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shell Lake.
Airports Near Shell Lake ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Shell Lake and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Shell Lake.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Wisconsin:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Shell Lake. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Washburn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shell Lake), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |