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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 Freistadt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freistadt and the surrounding area.
- 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 Freistadt:
- 43.235898, -88.043362
- 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 Freistadt
- 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 Ozaukee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ozaukee County
- Since Freistadt is near Washington County and also Milwaukee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Milwaukee 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 Freistadt
Curious and Interesting Names Near Freistadt ...
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.
- Brown Deer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Cedarburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Decker Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Decker Corner is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
- Fox Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
- Fussville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Horns Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meeker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meeker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Rockfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Victory Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Victory Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Center
- Willow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From Freistadt 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 Freistadt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Freistadt and extending to:
- Port Washington, which is the Seat of Ozaukee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Freistadt to Port Washington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Freistadt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Freistadt 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 Freistadt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2359, Longitude: -88.0434 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.696 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.821 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.371 degrees. |
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