Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Manitowoc Rapids:
  • 44.099161, -87.700919
  • 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 Manitowoc Rapids

• 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 Manitowoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manitowoc County
  • Since Manitowoc Rapids 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 Manitowoc Rapids

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manitowoc Rapids ...

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.

• Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Branch is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
• Clover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clover is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
• Fisherville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Francis Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
• Kingsbridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
• Rockwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rockwood is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Rube
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rube is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rube
• Two Rivers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people

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

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

• Manitowoc, which is the Seat of Manitowoc County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Manitowoc Rapids to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 657 miles [1,057.3 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 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'