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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 Duveneck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duveneck and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Duveneck:
    • 44.016939, -87.711752
    • 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 Duveneck
  • 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 Manitowoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Manitowoc County
    • Since Duveneck is near Sheboygan County and also Calumet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sheboygan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calumet 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 Duveneck

Communities Also Named Duveneck ...

We found one communities that are also named Duveneck.

Within Wisconsin, the name Duveneck is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Duveneck in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Duveneck is located in Santa Clara County and lies 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<1> to the west of the Duveneck that is located in Manitowoc County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Duveneck.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Duveneck ...

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.

  • Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Branch is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Clover
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Clover is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Francis Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Haven is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
  • Rockwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rockwood is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rube
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rube is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rube
  • School Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
  • Spring Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Two Rivers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Duveneck once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Duveneck and extending to:

  • Manitowoc, which is the Seat of Manitowoc County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Duveneck to Madison, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duveneck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Duveneck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Duveneck 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 Duveneck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0169, Longitude: -87.7118       In this case, the coordinates for Duveneck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.457 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.661 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.96 degrees.