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

When in Luxemburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Luxemburg 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 Luxemburg:
    • 44.542495, -87.705370
    • 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 Luxemburg
  • 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

Communities Also Named Luxemburg ...

We found five communities that share the name Luxemburg.

Within Wisconsin, the name Luxemburg is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Dubuque County
      • This Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the southwest of the Luxemburg that is located in Kewaunee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Luxemburg.
    • Minnesota
      • Stearns County
      • This Luxemburg is located in Stearns County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Luxemburg that is located in Kewaunee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Luxemburg.
    • Mississippi
      • Issaquena 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 Mississippi community of Luxemburg [Issaquena County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Luxemburg [Saint Louis County].
    • Ontario
      • This Luxemburg lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the east of the Luxemburg that is located in Kewaunee County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Luxemburg ...

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.

  • Birchwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
    • Birchwood is located in Kewaunee County
  • Champion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
    • Champion is located in Brown County
  • Chapel Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
    • Chapel Ridge is located in Brown County
  • Clyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Kewaunee County
  • Edgewater Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Brown County
  • Henrysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
    • Henrysville is located in Brown County
  • Humboldt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Brown County
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County
  • Poland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Poland is located in Brown County
  • Red Banks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
    • Red Banks is located in Brown County
  • Ryans Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Corner
    • Ryans Corner is located in Kewaunee County
  • Sugar Bush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
    • Sugar Bush is located in Brown County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Luxemburg and extending to:

  • Kewaunee, which is the Seat of Kewaunee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Luxemburg to Kewaunee, with an average speed<4> 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 132 miles [212.4 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Luxemburg: www.luxemburgusa.com/

The official website for Kewaunee County: www.kewauneeco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Luxemburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Luxemburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5425, Longitude: -87.7054       In this case, the coordinates for Luxemburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Luxemburg 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Luxemburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.439 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.716 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.791 degrees.









 

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