Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yellow Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yellow Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yellow Lake
- 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 Yellow Lake:
- 45.936613, -92.390194
- 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 Yellow Lake
- 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 Burnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Burnett County
- Since Yellow Lake is near Pine County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pine County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Yellow Lake ...
We found one communities that share the name Yellow Lake.
Within Wisconsin, the name Yellow Lake is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Yellow Lake in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This Yellow Lake is located in Panola County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the south of the Yellow Lake that is located in Burnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Yellow Lake.
- Mississippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow Lake ...
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.
- Alpha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Burnett County
- Clam Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
- Cloverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Pine County (MN)
- Cozy Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Cozy Corner is located in Douglas County
- Frederic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Indian Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Polk County
- Lewis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Markville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Siren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Siren is located in Burnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Trade Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trade Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake
- Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
How Far From Yellow Lake 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 Yellow Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yellow Lake and extending to:
- Grantsburg, which is the Seat of Burnett County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yellow Lake to Grantsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 246 miles [395.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 918 miles [1,477.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yellow Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Burnett County: www.burnettcounty.com/gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yellow Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yellow Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9366, Longitude: -92.3902 In this case, the coordinates for Yellow Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Yellow Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.671 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.577 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.897 degrees. |