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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 Wausau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wausau 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 Wausau:
- 44.959228, -89.639278
- 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
- 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 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
Communities Also Named Wausau ...
We found one communities that are also named Wausau.
Within Wisconsin, the name Wausau is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Wausau in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Washington County
- This Wausau is located in Washington County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wausau that is located in Marathon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wausau.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wausau ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Granite Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Granite Heights is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Heights
- Kelly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Little Chicago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Chicago is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Marathon City
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Nutterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pine River is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- 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)
How Far From Wausau 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 city such as Wausau to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wausau and extending to:
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wausau 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 769 miles [1,237.6 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 6,103 miles [9,821.8 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>'
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- Wausau) 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 Wausau 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 Wausau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9592, Longitude: -89.6393 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.757 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.271 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.686 degrees. |
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