Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wausau 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 Wausau Junction:
  • 44.941080, -89.608733
  • 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 Wausau 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 Marathon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marathon County
  • Since Wausau Junction is near Lincoln County and also Shawano 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 Shawano 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 Wausau Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wausau 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.

• Evergreen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Granite Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Granite Heights is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Heights
• Kelly
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelly is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Little Chicago
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Chicago is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
• Little Eau Claire
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eau Claire
• Marathon City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
• Moon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Moon is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Nutterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nutterville is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
• Pine River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pine River is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
• Rib Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
• Rib Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
• Sunset
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

How Far From Wausau Junction 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 Wausau 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 Wausau Junction and extending to:

• Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wausau Junction to Madison, with an average speed<2>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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'