Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crivitz:
  • 45.234975, -88.007051
  • 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 Crivitz

• 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 Marinette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marinette County
  • Since Crivitz is near Oconto County and also Menominee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconto County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menominee 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 Crivitz

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crivitz ...

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.

• Beaver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Beaver is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• Harmony
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
• May Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • May Corner is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Corner
• Middle Inlet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
• Miles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Miles is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
• Porterfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Porterfield is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
• Pound
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pound is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
• Rubys Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
• Sweetheart City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City

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

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

• Marinette, which is the Seat of Marinette County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crivitz to Marinette, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'