Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Strickland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strickland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Strickland
- 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 Strickland:
- 45.436477, -91.521424
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Strickland
- 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 Rusk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rusk County
- Since Strickland is near Barron County and also Washburn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barron County
- eBird sighting report for Washburn 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Strickland ...
We found nine communities that share the name Strickland.
Within Wisconsin, the name Strickland is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout 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 ...
- Alabama
- Dale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Strickland [Dale County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Strickland is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Strickland that is located in Rusk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Strickland.
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Strickland.
- Spalding County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Strickland [Spalding County].
- Michigan
- Isabella County
- This Strickland is located in Isabella County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Strickland that is located in Rusk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Strickland.
- Mississippi
- Alcorn County
- This Strickland is located in Alcorn County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Strickland that is located in Rusk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Strickland.
- Nebraska
- Hayes County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hayes County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hayes County community of Strickland.
- Ontario
- This Strickland lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Strickland that is located in Rusk County.
- Texas
- Sabine County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Strickland [Sabine County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Strickland ...
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.
- Birchwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Bruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Edgewater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Horseman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Imalone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Island Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Island Lake is located in Rusk County
- Ladysmith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Meteor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Rice Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Sand Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
How Far From Strickland 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 Strickland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Strickland and extending to:
- Ladysmith, which is the Seat of Rusk County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Strickland to Ladysmith, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strickland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rusk County: www.ruskcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Strickland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Strickland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strickland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4365, Longitude: -91.5214 |
| <3> | 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 Strickland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Strickland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.063 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.819 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.562 degrees. |