Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Namur:
  • 44.734183, -87.671148
  • 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 Namur

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

Communities Also Named Namur ...

We found one communities that are also named Namur.

Within Wisconsin, the name Namur is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Namur in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Namur lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the east of the Namur that is located in Door County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Namur ...

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.

• Champion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Champion is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Edgewater Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgewater Beach is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
• Forestville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Forestville is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
• Lincoln
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Little Sturgeon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Little Sturgeon
  • From Namur to Little Sturgeon
• Maplewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Red Banks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Banks is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
• Shoemaker Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Shoemaker Point is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Point

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

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

• Sturgeon Bay, which is the Seat of Door County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Namur to Sturgeon Bay, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 143 miles [230.1 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 678 miles [1,091.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,046 miles [9,730.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'