Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Superior:
  • 46.669385, -92.095191
  • 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 South Superior

• 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since South Superior is near Saint Louis County and also Carlton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carlton 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 South Superior

Communities Also Named South Superior ...

We found one communities that are also named South Superior.

Within Wisconsin, the name South Superior is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named South Superior in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Wyoming
    • Sweetwater County
    • This South Superior is located in Sweetwater County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Superior that is located in Douglas County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of South Superior.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Superior ...

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.

• Cutter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cutter is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
• Dewey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dewey is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Gary
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gary is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
• Oliver
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oliver is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
• Riverview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Riverview is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Superior
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Superior is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
• Superior Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Superior Village is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people

How Far From South Superior 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 South Superior to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Superior, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from South Superior to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,768 miles [7,673.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'