Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shell Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shell Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shell Lake
- 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 Shell Lake:
- 45.738560, -91.899342
- 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 Shell Lake
- 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 Washburn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washburn County
- Since Shell Lake is near Barron County and also Burnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barron County
- eBird sighting report for Burnett 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 Shell Lake ...
We found three communities that share the name Shell Lake.
Within Wisconsin, the name Shell Lake is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Saint Francis County
- This Shell Lake is located in Saint Francis County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the south of the Shell Lake that is located in Washburn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Shell Lake.
- Minnesota
- Becker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Shell Lake [Becker County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Shell Lake lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shell Lake that is located in Washburn County.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shell Lake ...
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.
- Birchwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Clam Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
- Comstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Earl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- Indian Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Polk County
- Madge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Rice Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Spooner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Springbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Washburn County
- Stone Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
How Far From Shell Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Shell Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shell Lake and extending to:
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Shell Lake to Madison, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 891 miles [1,433.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shell Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washburn County: www.co.washburn.wi.us/
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' (or 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- Shell Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shell Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7386, Longitude: -91.8993 In this case, the coordinates for Shell Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Shell Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Shell Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.325 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.159 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.682 degrees. |