Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Denmark

• 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 Denmark:
  • 45.569956, -92.509646
  • 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 Denmark

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since West Denmark is near Burnett County and also Chisago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burnett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chisago 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 Denmark

Communities Also Named West Denmark ...

We found one communities that are also named West Denmark.

Within Wisconsin, the name West Denmark is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maine
    • Oxford County
    • This West Denmark is located in Oxford County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the east of the West Denmark that is located in Polk County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of West Denmark.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Denmark ...

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.

• Atlas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Atlas is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
• Eureka Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka Center is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
• Four Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Fox Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Creek is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
• Frederic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Frederic is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
• Luck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Luck is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
• Milltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Milltown is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
• Pole Cat Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pole Cat Crossing is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Cat Crossing
• Trade Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake
• Trade River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Trade River is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade River
• Wolf Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

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

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

• Balsam Lake, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from West Denmark to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 913 miles [1,469.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'