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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 Winter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winter 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 Winter:
- 45.821577, -91.011495
- 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 Winter
- 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 Sawyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sawyer County
- Since Winter is near Rusk County and also Price County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Price 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 Winter
Communities Also Named Winter ...
We found three communities that are also named Winter.
Within Wisconsin, the name Winter is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Lake County
- This Winter is located in Lake County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the north of the Winter that is located in Sawyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Winter.
- Saskatchewan
- This Winter lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winter that is located in Sawyer County.
- West Virginia
- Putnam County
- This Winter is located in Putnam County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Winter that is located in Sawyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Winter.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winter ...
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.
- Chief Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Edgewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edgewater is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Glen Flora
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Hay Stack Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hay Stack Corner is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Stack Corner
- Imalone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Imalone is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imalone
- Kaiser ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kaiser is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
- Kennedy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,106 people
- Little Round Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Meteor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meteor is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
- Reserve
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
How Far From Winter 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 village such as Winter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winter and extending to:
- Hayward, which is the Seat of Sawyer County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winter to Hayward, with an average speed<2> 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 just over a day.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,765 miles [7,668.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Winter) 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 Winter 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 Winter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8216, Longitude: -91.0115 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.698 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.459 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.171 degrees. |
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