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

When in Langes Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langes Corners 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 Langes Corners:
    • 44.385549, -87.860929
    • 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 Langes Corners
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Langes Corners ...

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.

  • Bolt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
    • Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
  • Denmark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
  • Henrysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
    • Henrysville is located in Brown County
  • Hickory Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
  • Humboldt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Brown County
  • Lark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
    • Lark is located in Brown County
  • Poland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Poland is located in Brown County
  • Sugar Bush
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
    • Sugar Bush is located in Brown County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Langes Corners and extending to:

  • Green Bay, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Langes Corners to Green Bay, with an average speed<3> 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- Langes Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Langes Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3855, Longitude: -87.8609       In this case, the coordinates for Langes Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Langes Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.549 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.819 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.922 degrees.









 

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