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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 Adell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adell 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 Adell:
    • 43.620830, -87.946203
    • 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 Adell
  • 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 Sheboygan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sheboygan County
    • Since Adell is near Ozaukee County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ozaukee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Adell

Communities Also Named Adell ...

We found three communities that are also named Adell.

Within Wisconsin, the name Adell is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Sheridan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Adell [Sheridan County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Pottawatomie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Adell [Pottawatomie County].
    • Texas
      • Parker County
      • This Adell is located in Parker County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Adell that is located in Sheboygan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Adell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Adell ...

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.

  • Cascade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Cedar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Cranberry Marsh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cranberry Marsh is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Marsh
  • Gooseville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gooseville is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseville
  • New Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Paris is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • Ourtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
  • Plymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
  • Random Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
  • Silver Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Waldo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people

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

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

  • Sheboygan, which is the Seat of Sheboygan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Adell to Sheboygan, with an average speed<3> 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 82 miles [132 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Adell 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Adell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6208, Longitude: -87.9462       In this case, the coordinates for Adell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.624 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.794 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.205 degrees.