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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 West Almond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Almond and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 West Almond:
    • 44.286084, -89.460952
    • 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 West Almond
  • 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
    • Since West Almond is near Waushara County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waushara County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 West Almond

Communities Also Named West Almond ...

We found one communities that are also named West Almond.

Within Wisconsin, the name West Almond is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named West Almond in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Allegany County
      • This West Almond is located in Allegany County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the east of the West Almond that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of West Almond.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Almond ...

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.

  • Almond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Almond is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Blaine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Blaine is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Chain O' Lakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Chain O' Lakes is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain O' Lakes
  • Grand Rapids
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Indian Crossing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Indian Crossing is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
  • King
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • King is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Little Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Little Hope is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
  • Park Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Plover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Plover is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
  • Rural
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rural is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
  • Stevens Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
  • Wild Rose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people

How Far From West Almond 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 West Almond to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Almond and extending to:

  • Stevens Point, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Almond to Stevens Point, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Almond) 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 West Almond 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 West Almond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2861, Longitude: -89.4610       In this case, the coordinates for West Almond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.646 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.049 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.793 degrees.