Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Sherry Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherry Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sherry Junction

• 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 Sherry Junction:
  • 45.219134, -88.987888
  • 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 Sherry Junction

• 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 Langlade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Langlade County
  • Since Sherry Junction is near Forest County and also Menominee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menominee 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 Sherry Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherry Junction ...

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.

• Deerbrook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
• Elton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elton is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Four Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Freeman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeman is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Pickerel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pickerel is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel
• Polar
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Polar is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polar
• Post Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
• Summit Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
• Woodlawn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Sherry Junction 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 Sherry Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Antigo, which is the Seat of Langlade County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sherry Junction to Antigo, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 751 miles [1,208.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'