Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kolberg:
  • 44.719164, -87.548983
  • 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 Kolberg

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kolberg ...

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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Alaska is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
• Clyde
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Clyde is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Forestville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestville is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
• Idlewild
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Idlewild is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Lincoln
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Little Sturgeon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Ryans Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ryans Corner is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Corner
• Shoemaker Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Shoemaker Point is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Point
• Sturgeon Bay
  (11 miles [17.7 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 Kolberg 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 Kolberg to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sturgeon Bay, which is the Seat of Door County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kolberg to Sturgeon Bay, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 146 miles [235 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 673 miles [1,083.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'