RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Wisconsin >> Oconto County >> Abrams >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Wisconsin


The Commemorative Quarter for Wisconsin







Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Abrams:
    • 44.779159, -88.059826
    • 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 Abrams
  • 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 Abrams ...

We found three communities that share the name Abrams.

Within Wisconsin, the name Abrams is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Abrams is located in Montgomery County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Abrams that is located in Oconto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Abrams.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Abrams is located in Lane County and lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km]<1> to the west of the Abrams that is located in Oconto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Abrams.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery 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 Pennsylvania community of Abrams [Montgomery County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Abrams ...

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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Shawano County
  • Chase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Oconto County
  • Duck Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
    • Duck Creek is located in Brown County
  • Edgewater Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Brown County
  • Green Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Shawano County
  • Howard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
  • Kelly Brook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Brook
    • Kelly Brook is located in Oconto County
  • Lena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Little Suamico
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
    • Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
  • Red Banks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
    • Red Banks is located in Brown County
  • Spruce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
    • Spruce is located in Oconto County
  • Tremble
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremble
    • Tremble is located in Brown County

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

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

  • Oconto, which is the Seat of Oconto County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Abrams to Oconto, with an average speed<4> 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 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Oconto County: www.co.oconto.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Abrams) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abrams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7792, Longitude: -88.0598       In this case, the coordinates for Abrams have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Abrams 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 Abrams 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 314.674 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.017 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.902 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 10 Mar 2024