Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kodan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kodan and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kodan

• 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 Kodan:
  • 44.661110, -87.497869
  • 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 Kodan

• 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 Kewaunee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kewaunee County
  • Since Kodan is near Door County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Door County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Kodan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kodan ...

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.

• Alaska
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Alaska is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
• Clyde
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clyde is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Forestville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Forestville is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
• Lincoln
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Little Sturgeon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
• Maplewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Ryans Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ryans Corner is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Corner
• Shoemaker Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Shoemaker Point is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Point
• Sturgeon Bay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kodan and extending to:

• Kewaunee, which is the Seat of Kewaunee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kodan to Kewaunee, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 144 miles [231.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'