Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Zachow:
  • 44.732305, -88.360881
  • 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 Zachow

• 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 Shawano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shawano County
  • Since Zachow is near Oconto County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconto County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Zachow

Communities Also Named Zachow ...

We found three communities that are also named Zachow.

Within Wisconsin, the name Zachow is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin.

While we haven't found any other communities named Zachow in either the United States or Canada, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

• Communities Beyond North America ...
  • Germany
    • - Tessenow
    • Distance: 4,191 miles [6,744.8 km]<1> to the northeast
    • Open a Google Map centered on Zachow
    • - Ketzin
    • Distance: 4,257 miles [6,851 km] to the northeast
    • Open a Google Map centered on Zachow
    • - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
    • Distance: 4,231 miles [6,809.1 km] to the northeast
    • Open a Google Map centered on Zachow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zachow ...

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.

• Advance
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Advance is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
• Cecil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cecil is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
• Chase
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Chase is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chase
  • From Zachow to Chase
• Green Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Valley is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hintz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hintz is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hintz
• Legend Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
• Rose Lawn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rose Lawn
  • From Zachow to Rose Lawn
• Slab City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Slab City is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
• Tremble
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tremble is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremble

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

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

• Shawano, which is the Seat of Shawano County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Zachow to Shawano, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'