Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wrightstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wrightstown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wrightstown
- 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 Wrightstown:
- 44.325956, -88.165300
- 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 Wrightstown
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Wrightstown is near Calumet County and also Outagamie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calumet County
- eBird sighting report for Outagamie 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 Wrightstown ...
We found four communities that share the name Wrightstown.
Within Wisconsin, the name Wrightstown is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- This Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wrightstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Wrightstown.
- New Jersey
- Burlington 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 New Jersey community of Wrightstown [Burlington County].
- Ohio
- Morgan County
- This Wrightstown is located in Morgan County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wrightstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Wrightstown.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Wrightstown is located in Bucks County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wrightstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Wrightstown.
- Minnesota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wrightstown ...
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.
- Apple Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Combined Locks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Forest Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Greenleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Lark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Lark is located in Brown County
- Little Chute
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Little Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
- Little Rapids is located in Brown County
- Murphy Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
- Murphy Corner is located in Outagamie County
How Far From Wrightstown 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 village such as Wrightstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wrightstown and extending to:
- Green Bay, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wrightstown to Green Bay, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wrightstown: www.vil.wrightstown.wi.us/
The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.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 '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- Wrightstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrightstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3260, Longitude: -88.1653 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Wrightstown 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 Wrightstown 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 314.758 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.047 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.10 degrees. |