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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Slab City:
    • 44.720267, -88.445658
    • 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 Slab City
  • 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 Shawano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shawano County
    • Since Slab City is near Oconto County and also Outagamie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconto County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Outagamie 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 Slab City

Communities Also Named Slab City ...

We found nine communities that are also named Slab City.

Within Wisconsin, the name Slab City is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Oxford County
      • This Slab City is located in Oxford County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the east of the Slab City that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Slab City.
      • Waldo County
      • This Slab City is located in Waldo County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the east of the Slab City that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Slab City.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Slab City.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Slab City is located in Hillsborough County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the east of the Slab City that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Slab City.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Slab City is located in Chautauqua County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Slab City that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Slab City.
      • Cortland County
      • This Slab City is located in Cortland County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east of the Slab City that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cortland County community of Slab City.
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Slab City is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the east of the Slab City that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Slab City.
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Geauga County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Slab City.
    • Quebec
      • This Slab City lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the east of the Slab City that is located in Shawano County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Slab City ...

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.

  • Advance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Advance is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
  • Cecil
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cecil is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Chase
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Chase is located in Oconto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Embarrass
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Green Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Valley is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Hintz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hintz is located in Oconto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hintz
  • Legend Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
  • Red River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Red River is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Rose Lawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn

How Far From Slab City 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 community such as Slab City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slab City and extending to:

  • Shawano, which is the Seat of Shawano County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Slab City to Madison, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 710 miles [1,142.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slab City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Slab City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Slab City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slab City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7203, Longitude: -88.4457       In this case, the coordinates for Slab City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.94 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.31 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.125 degrees.