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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 Germania, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Germania 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 Germania:
- 43.890426, -89.257492
- 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 Germania
- 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 Marquette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette County
- Since Germania is near Waushara County and also Green Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waushara County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Green Lake 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 Germania
Communities Also Named Germania ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Germania.
There is one other community in Wisconsin that is also named Germania.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
- Iron County
- This Germania is located in Iron County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Germania that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Germania.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Germania [Calhoun County].
- Jefferson County
- This Germania is located in Jefferson County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the south of the Germania that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Germania.
- Kansas
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Germania [Sedgwick County].
- Michigan
- Sanilac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Germania [Sanilac County].
- Mississippi
- Yazoo County
- This Germania is located in Yazoo County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the south of the Germania that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Germania.
- Missouri
- Schuyler County
- This Germania is located in Schuyler County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Germania that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Germania.
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Germania is located in Atlantic County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Germania that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Germania.
- Ocean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Germania [Ocean County].
- Ontario
- This Germania lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the east of the Germania that is located in Marquette County.
- Pennsylvania
- Potter County
- This Germania is located in Potter County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the east of the Germania that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Germania.
- Texas
- Midland County
- This Germania is located in Midland County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Germania that is located in Marquette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Germania.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Germania ...
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.
- Auroraville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auroraville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auroraville
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dakota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dakota is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Endeavor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Endeavor is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Green Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Green Lake Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Green Lake Station is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake Station
- Indian Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Pleasant Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Redgranite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandstone Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sandstone Bluff is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Bluff
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Spring Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
How Far From Germania 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 Germania to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Germania and extending to:
- Montello, which is the Seat of Marquette County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Germania to Madison, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Germania) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Germania 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. |
| <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 Germania 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 Germania. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8904, Longitude: -89.2575 In this case, the coordinates for Germania have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.512 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.841 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.804 degrees. |
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