Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stettin:
  • 44.973024, -89.807626
  • 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 Stettin

• 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 Marathon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marathon County
  • Since Stettin is near Lincoln County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Stettin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stettin ...

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.

• Edgar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgar is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
• Evergreen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Granite Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite Heights is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Heights
• Kelly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Kelly is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Little Chicago
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Little Chicago is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
• Marathon City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
• Moon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Moon is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Rib Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
• Rib Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
• Schnappsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Schnappsville is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnappsville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Stettin once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stettin and extending to:

• Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies just to the East.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Stettin to Madison, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'