Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dorns Twilight Beach:
  • 44.039433, -88.320662
  • 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 Dorns Twilight Beach

• 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 Dorns Twilight Beach is near Fond du Lac County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac 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 Dorns Twilight Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorns Twilight Beach ...

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.

• Brothertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brothertown is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
• Gravesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gravesville is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
• High Cliff ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • High Cliff is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
• Island Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Island Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach
• Maple Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Heights is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Heights
• Marytown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marytown is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marytown
• Pipe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pipe is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe
• Point Comfort
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
• Rainbow Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rainbow Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Beach
• Rockaway Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
• Stony Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
• Sunrise Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunrise Bay is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Bay
• Sunset Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

How Far From Dorns Twilight Beach 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 Dorns Twilight Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Chilton, which is the Seat of Calumet County, lies just to the East.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Dorns Twilight Beach to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 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 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'