Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shiocton:
  • 44.445261, -88.576490
  • 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 Shiocton

• 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 Outagamie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Outagamie County
  • Since Shiocton is near Waupaca County and also Shawano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waupaca County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shawano 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 Shiocton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shiocton ...

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.

• Apple Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
• Dale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dale is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Five Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Five Corners is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Greenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Mackville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mackville is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
• Murphy Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Murphy Corner is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
• Sugar Bush
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Bush is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
• Twelve Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Twelve Corners is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners

How Far From Shiocton 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 village such as Shiocton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Appleton, which is the Seat of Outagamie County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shiocton to Appleton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'