Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Darboy:
  • 44.243321, -88.323995
  • 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 Darboy

• 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 Darboy is near Outagamie County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Outagamie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago 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 Darboy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Darboy ...

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.

• Apple Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
• Combined Locks
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
• Forest Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
• Fox Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
• High Cliff ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • High Cliff is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
• Holland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Holland is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Little Chute
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
• Mackville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mackville is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
• Murphy Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Murphy Corner is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
• Rainbow Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainbow Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Beach
• Sunrise Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunrise Bay is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Bay
• Whispering Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

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

• Chilton, which is the Seat of Calumet County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Darboy to Chilton, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 97 miles [156.1 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 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'