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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 Brussels, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brussels 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 Brussels:
- 44.735802, -87.620951
- 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 Brussels
- 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 Door County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Door County
- Since Brussels is near Kewaunee County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kewaunee 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 Brussels
Communities Also Named Brussels ...
We found two communities that are also named Brussels.
Within Wisconsin, the name Brussels is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Calhoun County
- This Brussels is located in Calhoun County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brussels that is located in Door County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Brussels.
- Ontario
- This Brussels lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the east of the Brussels that is located in Door County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brussels ...
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.
- Alaska
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alaska is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Champion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Champion is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Edgewater Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Idlewild
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Little Sturgeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Red Banks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Banks is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Shoemaker Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shoemaker Point is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Point
- Sturgeon Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Brussels 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 Brussels to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brussels and extending to:
- Sturgeon Bay, which is the Seat of Door County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brussels to Sturgeon Bay, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 144 miles [231.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 676 miles [1,087.9 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 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brussels) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Brussels 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 Brussels. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7358, Longitude: -87.6210 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.376 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.672 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.684 degrees. |
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