Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Little Chute:
  • 44.279953, -88.315519
  • 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 Little Chute

• 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 Outagamie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Outagamie County
  • Since Little Chute is near Calumet County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Calumet County
  • eBird sighting report for Winnebago 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Chute ...

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.

• Apple Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
  • Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
• Combined Locks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
  • Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
• Freedom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Freedom is located in Outagamie County
• High Cliff ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
  • High Cliff is located in Calumet County
• Holland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Brown County
• Mackville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Mackville is located in Outagamie County
• Murphy Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
  • Murphy Corner is located in Outagamie County
• Whispering Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Whispering Pines is located in Outagamie County

How Far From Little Chute 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 village such as Little Chute to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Appleton, which is the Seat of Outagamie County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Little Chute to Madison, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Little Chute: www.vil.little-chute.wi.us/

The official website for Outagamie County: www.co.outagamie.wi.us/

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