Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brillion:
  • 44.176936, -88.069544
  • 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 Brillion

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brillion ...

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.

• Forest Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
• Gravesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gravesville is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
• Greenleaf
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenleaf is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
• High Cliff ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • High Cliff is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
• Holland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holland is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Lark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lark is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
• Maple Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maple Grove is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Potter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Potter is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
• Reedsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
• Wayside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayside is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brillion and extending to:

• Chilton, which is the Seat of Calumet County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brillion to Chilton, 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 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'