Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kraft:
  • 45.446358, -89.749304
  • 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 Kraft

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Kraft ...

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.

• Bloomville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
• Crescent Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crescent Corner is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Corner
• Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
• Gilbert
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Goodnow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Goodnow is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
• Merrill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
• Spirit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Spirit is located in Price County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit
• Spirit Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Spirit Falls is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Falls
• Tomahawk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Tripoli
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tripoli is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Kraft and extending to:

• Merrill, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from West Kraft to Merrill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 790 miles [1,271.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,734 miles [7,618.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'