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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pine County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Yellow Lake

Communities Also Named Yellow Lake ...

We found one communities that are also named 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.

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)
  • Alpha is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Clam Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Clam Falls is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
• Cloverdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale is located in Pine County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cozy Corner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cozy Corner is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
• Frederic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Frederic is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
• Indian Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Creek is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Lewis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lewis is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Markville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Markville is located in Pine County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markville
• Siren
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Siren is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
• Trade Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake

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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'