Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elm Tree Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elm Tree Corners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elm Tree Corners
- 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 Elm Tree Corners:
- 44.554714, -88.098159
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Elm Tree Corners
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Elm Tree Corners is near Outagamie County and also Oconto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Outagamie County
- eBird sighting report for Oconto 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Elm Tree Corners ...
We found one communities that share the name Elm Tree Corners.
Within Wisconsin, the name Elm Tree Corners is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Elm Tree Corners in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Elm Tree Corners lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the east of the Elm Tree Corners that is located in Brown County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elm Tree Corners ...
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.
- Chapel Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
- Chapel Ridge is located in Brown County
- Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Duck Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Howard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Little Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
- Little Rapids is located in Brown County
- Little Suamico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
- Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
- Red Banks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Rose Lawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Tremble
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Elm Tree Corners 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 Elm Tree Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elm Tree Corners and extending to:
- Green Bay, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Elm Tree Corners to Madison, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elm Tree Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elm Tree Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elm Tree Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5547, Longitude: -88.0982 In this case, the coordinates for Elm Tree Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Elm Tree Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.707 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.021 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.993 degrees. |