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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 Stevens Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stevens Point and the surrounding area.
- 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 Stevens Point:
- 44.522392, -89.564622
- 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 Stevens Point
- 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
- Since Stevens Point is near Marathon County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marathon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Stevens Point
Communities Also Named Stevens Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Stevens Point.
Within Wisconsin, the name Stevens Point is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Stevens Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- This Stevens Point is located in Susquehanna County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the east of the Stevens Point that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Stevens Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stevens Point ...
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.
- Dancy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dancy is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
- Grand Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Little Waupon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Waupon is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Waupon
- Park Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Plover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Rocky Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rocky Corners is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Corners
- Rocky Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Run is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
- Rudolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Shantytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shantytown is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
How Far From Stevens Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Stevens Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stevens Point and extending to:
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Stevens Point to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 752 miles [1,210.2 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 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Stevens Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Stevens Point 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 Stevens Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5224, Longitude: -89.5646 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.714 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.16 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.778 degrees. |
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