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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 Wittenberg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wittenberg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wittenberg:
    • 44.826732, -89.166232
    • 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 Wittenberg
  • 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 Wittenberg ...

We found four communities that share the name Wittenberg.

Within Wisconsin, the name Wittenberg is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Perry County
      • This Wittenberg is located in Perry County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the south of the Wittenberg that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Wittenberg.
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Wittenberg is located in Ulster County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the east of the Wittenberg that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Wittenberg.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Somerset County
      • This Wittenberg is located in Somerset County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wittenberg that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Wittenberg.
    • South Dakota
      • Hutchinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Wittenberg [Hutchinson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wittenberg ...

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.

  • Big Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
    • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Five Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Shawano County
  • Granite City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
    • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
  • Hunting
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting
    • Hunting is located in Shawano County
  • Little Eau Claire
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Eau Claire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eau Claire
    • Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
  • Marion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Pike Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
    • Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
  • Shantytown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shantytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
    • Shantytown is located in Marathon County
  • Split Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
    • Split Rock is located in Shawano County

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

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

  • Shawano, which is the Seat of Shawano County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wittenberg to Shawano, with an average speed<4> 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south (S). 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 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 744 miles [1,197.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wittenberg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shawano County: www.co.shawano.wi.us/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wittenberg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wittenberg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8267, Longitude: -89.1662    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Wittenberg could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wittenberg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.433 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.884 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.474 degrees.









 

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