Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stiles Junction:
  • 44.861746, -88.048336
  • 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 Stiles Junction

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stiles Junction ...

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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Advance is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
• Chase
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chase is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chase
  • From Stiles Junction to Chase
• County Line
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • County Line is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
• Green Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hickory Corners
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hickory Corners
  • From Stiles Junction to Hickory Corners
• Kelly Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelly Brook is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Brook
• Lena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lena is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Little Suamico
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
• Spruce
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spruce is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spruce
  • From Stiles Junction to Spruce
• Tremble
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Tremble is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremble

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

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

• Oconto, which is the Seat of Oconto County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Stiles Junction to Oconto, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'