Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunflower, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunflower and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sunflower
- 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 Sunflower:
- 45.803287, -89.642366
- 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 Sunflower
- 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Since Sunflower is near Vilas County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vilas County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Sunflower ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Sunflower.
Within Wisconsin, the name Sunflower is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Johnson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Sunflower.
- Mitchell County
- This community is historic and although located in Mitchell County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Sunflower.
- Wyandotte County
- This Sunflower is located in Wyandotte County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunflower that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Sunflower.
- Mississippi
- Prentiss County
- This Sunflower is located in Prentiss County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the south of the Sunflower that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prentiss County community of Sunflower.
- Sunflower County
- This Sunflower is located in Sunflower County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the south of the Sunflower that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Sunflower.
- Nebraska
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sunflower [Raleigh County].
- Roane County
- This Sunflower is located in Roane County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sunflower that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Sunflower.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunflower ...
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.
- Boulder Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
- Boulder Junction is located in Vilas County
- Clearwater Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Lake
- Clearwater Lake is located in Oneida County
- Crescent Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Corner
- Crescent Corner is located in Oneida County
- Eagle River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Goodnow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lake Tomahawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Tomahawk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tomahawk
- Lake Tomahawk is located in Oneida County
- Rhinelander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Starks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Sugar Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Three Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
- Three Lakes is located in Oneida County
- Tomahawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
How Far From Sunflower 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 Sunflower to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunflower and extending to:
- Rhinelander, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunflower to Rhinelander, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the south (S). 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 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunflower. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.wi.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunflower) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunflower. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8033, Longitude: -89.6424 In this case, the coordinates for Sunflower have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Sunflower, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Sunflower 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. |
| <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 Sunflower 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 315.74 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.37 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.428 degrees. |