Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wuertsburg:
  • 44.960244, -90.099022
  • 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 Wuertsburg

• 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 Marathon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marathon County
  • Since Wuertsburg is near Clark County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Wuertsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wuertsburg ...

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.

• Cherokee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Edgar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Edgar is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
• Little Chicago
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Chicago is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
• Little Rose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Little Rose is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rose
• Marathon City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
• March Rapids
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • March Rapids is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March Rapids
• Rib Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
• Schnappsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Schnappsville is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnappsville
• Stetsonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
• Swan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Swan is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
• Unity
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Unity is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people

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

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

• Wausau, which is the Seat of Marathon County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wuertsburg to Wausau, 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 most of a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 789 miles [1,269.8 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 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,768 miles [7,673.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'