Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oostburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oostburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oostburg
- 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 Oostburg:
- 43.623139, -87.796687
- 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 Oostburg
- 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 Sheboygan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sheboygan County
- Since Oostburg is near Ozaukee County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ozaukee County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Oostburg ...
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.
- Adell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Belgium
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Indian Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Indian Meadows is located in Sheboygan County
- Lake Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Ourtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Random Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
How Far From Oostburg 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 Oostburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oostburg and extending to:
- Sheboygan, which is the Seat of Sheboygan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oostburg to Sheboygan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,736 miles [7,621.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oostburg: www.oostburg.org/
The official website for Sheboygan County: www.co.sheboygan.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oostburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oostburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6231, Longitude: -87.7967 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Oostburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.523 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.68 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.127 degrees. |