Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Meggers:
  • 43.972215, -88.041485
  • 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 Meggers

• 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 Calumet County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calumet County
  • Since Meggers is near Manitowoc County and also Fond du Lac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manitowoc County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac 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 Meggers

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meggers ...

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.

• Elkhart Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
• Franklin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Sheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Gravesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gravesville is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
• Hulls Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hulls Crossing is located in Sheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
• Louis Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
• Marytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Marytown is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marytown
• Potter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Potter is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
• Rhine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
• Rockville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• School Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
• Spring Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

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

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

• Chilton, which is the Seat of Calumet County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Meggers to Madison, with an average speed<2>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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 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 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'