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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 Whitcomb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitcomb 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 Whitcomb:
    • 44.783308, -89.118722
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Whitcomb
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Whitcomb ...

We found seven communities that share the name Whitcomb.

Within Wisconsin, the name Whitcomb is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Franklin County
      • This Whitcomb is located in Franklin County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Whitcomb that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Whitcomb.
      • Jennings County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Whitcomb [Jennings County].
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Whitcomb [Jackson County].
    • Montana
      • Phillips County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Whitcomb [Phillips County].
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Whitcomb [Linn County].
    • Washington
      • Benton County
      • This Whitcomb is located in Benton County and lies 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Whitcomb that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Whitcomb.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Whitcomb [Greenbrier County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitcomb ...

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.

  • Big Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
    • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Buckbee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckbee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckbee
    • Buckbee is located in Waupaca County
  • Five Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Shawano County
  • Granite City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
    • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
  • Hunting
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting
    • Hunting is located in Shawano County
  • Little Eau Claire
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Eau Claire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eau Claire
    • Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
  • Marion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Peru
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Portage County
  • Pike Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
    • Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
  • Shantytown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shantytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
    • Shantytown is located in Marathon County
  • Split Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
    • Split Rock is located in Shawano County

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

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

  • Shawano, which is the Seat of Shawano County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Whitcomb to Shawano, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitcomb. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shawano County: www.co.shawano.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitcomb) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitcomb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7833, Longitude: -89.1187       In this case, the coordinates for Whitcomb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Whitcomb could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Whitcomb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Whitcomb to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.401 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.842 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.462 degrees.









 

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