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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 Fish Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fish Creek 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 Fish Creek:
    • 45.127797, -87.246538
    • 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 Fish Creek
  • 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 Fish Creek ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Fish Creek.

Within Wisconsin, the name Fish Creek is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Fish Creek lies 2,163 miles [3,481 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fish Creek that is located in Door County.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Fish Creek [Maricopa County].
    • Florida
      • Taylor County
      • This Fish Creek is located in Taylor County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the south of the Fish Creek that is located in Door County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Fish Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Polk County
      • This Fish Creek is located in Polk County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the south of the Fish Creek that is located in Door County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Fish Creek.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Fish Creek is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fish Creek that is located in Door County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Fish Creek.
    • Montana
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Fish Creek [Madison County].
    • Nevada
      • Lander County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Fish Creek.
    • New York
      • Lewis County
      • This Fish Creek is located in Lewis County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the east of the Fish Creek that is located in Door County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Fish Creek.
      • Oneida County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Fish Creek [Oneida County].
      • Ulster County
      • This Fish Creek is located in Ulster County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km] to the east southeast of the Fish Creek that is located in Door County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Fish Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Summit County
      • This Fish Creek is located in Summit County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fish Creek that is located in Door County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Fish Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fish Creek ...

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.

  • Birch Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
    • Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Carlsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsville
    • Carlsville is located in Door County
  • Eagles Nest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
    • Eagles Nest is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Egg Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
    • Egg Harbor is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Gills Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Idlewild
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Institute
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Institute have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
    • Institute is located in Door County
  • Sister Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitefish Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitefish Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
    • Whitefish Bay is located in Door County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fish Creek and extending to:

  • Sturgeon Bay, which is the Seat of Door County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fish Creek to Sturgeon Bay, with an average speed<5> 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fish Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Door County: www.co.door.wi.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fish Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fish Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1278, Longitude: -87.2465    
<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 Fish Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Fish Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Fish Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.107 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.425 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.358 degrees.




 

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