Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rio Creek:
  • 44.589165, -87.541201
  • 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 Rio Creek

• 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 Kewaunee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kewaunee County
  • Since Rio Creek is near Door County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Door 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 Rio Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rio Creek ...

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.

• Alaska
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Alaska is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
• Birchwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Birchwood is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• Champion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Champion is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Clyde
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clyde is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Forestville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forestville is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
• Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Maplewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Ryans Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ryans Corner is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Corner
• Shoemaker Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shoemaker Point is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Point
• Sugar Bush
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush

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

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

• Kewaunee, which is the Seat of Kewaunee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rio Creek to Kewaunee, with an average speed<2> 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 139 miles [223.7 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 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 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'